Amphibious Creature of the Deep

Amphibious Creature of the Deep

Terror Is About To Surface

Directed by Brian Yuzna

Produced by Komodo Dragon, Fu Works

201083 min3.7 / 10

A creature-horror film that blends supernatural dread with human tragedy, centered on a marine expedition that awakens an ancient evil tied to a cursed boy.

Marine biologist Skylar Shane hires an expat charter boat captain, Jack Bowman, to help her find prehistoric life form samples in the north Sumatran Sea. During the expedition, they run into some of Jack's 'friends', a gang of smugglers headquartered on a fishing platform in the middle of the sea. Tamal, an orphan sold into servitude on the fishing platform by his uncle, a 'Dukun' (sorcerer and master of black magic) shaman, begs Skylar to take him away. She empathizes with the boy, who reminds her of her lost daughter, Rebecca, and is determined to help him, not knowing what lurks beneath the dark inky water, waiting to surface. Ever since Tamal arrived, mysterious things begin to happen, until one by one the smugglers will be killed by the terrifying creature from the deep. In the middle of an eerie, violent storm, the animus inside Tamal grows stronger, calling for the ancient creature of his nightmares...

Questions people ask

  • Is Amphibious Creature of the Deep scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Amphibious Creature of the Deep easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Amphibious Creature of the Deep violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Amphibious Creature of the Deep end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Amphibious Creature of the Deep sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love2

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as Amphibious Creature of the Deep

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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