Sharktopus
Seen it?2010 | 89 min | TV Movie, Horror, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 35% audience score and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at animal lovers and horror fans. An animal steals a fair few scenes.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 29 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
The U.S. Navy's special group "Blue Water" builds a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. But the sharktopus escapes and terrorizes the beaches of Puerto Vallarta.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 35%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 37K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Declan O'Brien
- Eric RobertsDr. Nathan Sands
- Kerem BürsinAndy Flynn
- Sara Malakul LaneNicole Sands
- Liv BoughnStacy Everheart
- Héctor JiménezBones
- Ralph GarmanCaptain Jack
- Shandi FinnesseyStephie
- Roger CormanBeach Bum
- Maija MarkulaBree
- Julian Gonzalez EsparzaSantos