Sharktopus

Sharktopus

Half-shark... Half-octopus... All killer.

Directed by Declan O'Brien

Produced by New Horizons Picture, Syfy

201089 min4.1 / 10

A campy creature-feature B-movie that embraces its absurd premise with tongue-in-cheek energy and practical monster mayhem.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sharktopus sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Sharktopus violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Sharktopus easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Sharktopus end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Sharktopus scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Sharktopus, and what each one shares →

Like Sharktopus

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sharktopus

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sharktopus, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sharktopus, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sharktopus, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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