Movies like Lake Placid: Legacy
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Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of young explorers discover a secret area hidden from all maps and GPS devices. When they reach the center of the lake, they discover an abandoned facility that houses one of the largest, and deadliest apex-predators known to man.
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, psychotronic
Plot:
crocodile, monster, predator, animal attack, reptile, chase, death, survival, hunting, massacre, fear, destruction, suspense, brutality, laboratory, chaos, good versus evil, animals, travel, writers, group of friends, scuba diving, kaiju, lake, creature ...
Time:
jurassic
Place:
usa, seattle, united states of america, seattle washington
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, suspenseful, psychotronic and tense films with plots about monster, creature feature, animal horror, danger, animal attack, survival and creature mostly in Action, Horror and Thriller genres. Some movies like Lake Placid: Legacy: Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020), Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018), Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015), Dinocroc (2004), Crawl (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Dr. Emma Collins and her team are spending their third summer on the island of Little Happy studying the effect of climate change on the great white sharks who come to the nearby nursery every year to give birth. Along with the last two inhabitants ...
Style:
disturbing, exciting, psychotronic, tense, intense ...
Plot:
shark, shark attack, animal attack, predator, experiment gone awry, characters killed one by one, science runs amok, mutation, scientist, female scientist, experiment, decapitation ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun is invited to consult on a top-secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant, she is shocked to learn that the company is using unpredictable and highly aggressive bull sharks as its test ...
Style:
exciting, tense, disturbing, psychotronic, scary ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Follows Jim Bickerman, a poacher who discovers that his local lake is inhabited by man-eating crocodiles.
Style:
scary, rough, suspenseful, natural horror, semi serious
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
crocodile, reptile, animal attack, killer animal, predator, woman in danger, escapades, dangerous animal, rescue, survival, dark humor, heroes ...
Time:
jurassic, 21st century
Place:
usa
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61%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A giant alligator goes head to head with a giant Anaconda. The town sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.
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suspenseful, serious, scary, psychotronic, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
snake, crocodile, monster, killer animal, animal attack, creature, monster versus monster, sheriff, creature feature, dangerous animal, sorority, survival ...
Time:
jurassic, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Genetic Research Co. (Gereco) lab. However one must be put down after killing someone, another escapes and the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, natural horror, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, dinosaur, crocodile, genetic engineering, experiment gone awry, chaos, dangerous animal, survival, adventurer, research laboratory, animal life, creature ...
Time:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
While struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, a young woman finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators.
Style:
scary, slasher, psychotronic, natural horror, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
animal attack, survival, disaster, suspense, flood, natural disaster, trapped, alligator, hurricane, survival horror, creature feature, predator ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, campy, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s, jurassic
Place:
maine, new york, usa, new england, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A large meteor crashes into a quiet town, and pet dogs become mysteriously aggressive. attacking and killing the residents. Teenager Roslyn (Mays) and her old but faithful dog Shep are out camping when the attacks hit. Now separated by the chaos in ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, exciting, cliffhanger
Plot:
killer dog, animal attack, small town, dog, insanity, violence, camping, survival, death, suspense, monster, pluto ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
Style:
captivating, tense, light, funny, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
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shark, giant monster, ocean, sea monster, survival, animal attack, giant creature, giant animal, mission, killer shark, creature feature, self sacrifice ...
Time:
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Place:
shanghai, usa, pacific ocean, asia, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In the future, scientists found a way to grow human organs inside dinosaurs to harvest them for profit. But when the dinosaurs break out, the scientists that created them have to find ways undo the terrible mistakes they have done.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, scary, futuristic
Plot:
dinosaur, monster, chase, infection, laboratory, siege, scientist, survival, experiment, dangerous animal, chaos, suspense ...
Time:
jurassic
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Man-eating crocodiles return to the lake as two males and one aggressive female crocodile, which is protecting her nest, wreak havoc on the locals.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, slasher, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
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Time:
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Place:
usa, maine
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
From the director of Wolf Creek comes this terrifying look at nature's perfect killing machine. When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud ...
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Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
monster, crocodile, animal attack, dangerous animal, suspense, isolation, survival, stranded, creature, death, disaster, creature feature ...
Time:
jurassic, 70s, 21st century
Place:
australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A military vessel on the search for an unidentified submersible finds themselves face to face with a giant shark, forced to use only what they have on board to defend themselves from the monstrous beast.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, mad
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On a remote former submarine refueling facility called Aquatica, a team of scientists are searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Susan McAlester genetically engineers three Mako sharks, intending to increase their brain capacity so ...
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Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A team of soldiers must stop a giant, bloodthirsty crocodile from reaching a nearby city, while trying to avoid being a meal for the beast themselves.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
crocodile, soldier, save the day, deadly creature, supernatural, race against time, military, escapades, monster, creature feature, city, survival ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A genetically created Anaconda, cut in half, regenerates itself into two aggressive giant snakes, due to the Blood Orchid.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, natural horror, captivating, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, romania
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An oceanic observation station is in desperate trouble after a sudden shark attack wrecked the oxygen supply. The accompanying ship, a coast guard cruiser, and other ships in and around the Bermuda triangle are attacked as well. The US Navy sends a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, exciting, natural horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
What is supposed to be a marriage boot camp on a remote island turns into the ultimate test for survival when a 6-headed shark starts attacking the beach. Trapped with minimal weapons they try to fight off the shark, but quickly discover that no one ...
Style:
absurd, exciting, suspenseful, scary, serious ...
Plot:
shark, monster, mutant, natural disaster, killer shark, fight, predator, storm, husband wife relationship, race against time, dangerous animal, giant animal ...
Time:
year 1984
Place:
mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other ...
Style:
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alien, predator, hunter, alien monster, alien invasion, extraterrestrial, monster, human versus alien, soldier, survival, chase, alien contact ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
xian, georgia, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, rough, psychotronic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
monster, creature, giant monster, sea monster, animal attack, water, fear, suspense, survival horror, earthquake, ocean, destruction ...
Time:
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Place:
pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The blood orchid - A rare flower that holds the secret of eternal life and a fortune to the pharmaceutical company that finds it. Led by a two-fisted soldier of fortune, a scientific expedition is sent deep into the jungles of Borneo to locate and ...
Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
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Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
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51%
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Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, scary, tense, natural horror ...
Plot:
mutant, experiment gone awry, survival, dangerous animal, chaos, laboratory, escapades, crocodile, alligator, monster, animal attack, dinosaur ...
Time:
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Place:
hawaii, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A terrifying tale of survival in the mangrove swamps of Northern Australia.
Style:
scary, realistic, rough, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
crocodile, survival, animal attack, swamp, tourist, rescue, creature feature, tour guide, couples, dangerous animal, monster, escapades ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, surprise ending, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, survival, sea monster, race against time, creature feature, alien, disaster, giant monster, sea, rescue, suspense, space ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Country: USA, Brazil, Peru
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
Style:
scary, captivating, suspenseful, serious, campy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Global climate change prompts a scientific corporation to genetically modify Alaskan polar bears with horrific and deadly results.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, slasher, exciting, scary ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Dozens of great white sharks attack the sleepy coastal town of Goldcoast, CA, resulting in several deaths and forcing the town council to bring in a group of marine biologists and shark hunters to solve the problem. But when one shark in particular ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, semi serious, tense, natural horror, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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