Movies Like Sand Serpents (2009)

Sand Serpents is a 2009 action, horror, thriller film from Jeff Renfroe with a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Grizzly Rage and Maneater.

Action Horror Thriller

Grizzly Rage

2007

After accidentally killing a bear cub while celebrating graduation in the woods, four teens become the target of a seemingly unstoppable Grizzly.

3.9

MagicScore

Maneater

2007

When a dismembered body is found in the Appalachian Mountains, a county Sheriff is shocked to discover that the predator is a six-hundred pound Bengal tiger.

4.6

MagicScore

In the Spider's Web

2007

When a team of backpackers sets out to explore the Indian jungles, one of them is bitten by a poisonous spider and killed.

4.7

MagicScore

Croc

2007

A large man-eating crocodile terrorizes tourists and locals near Krabi, in Thailand. Michael Madsen plays a hunter stalking the immense reptile, while sub-plots include a rivalry between a foreigner, who owns a crocodile-farm, and a Thai man who plays a part in framing the foreigner for the crocodile's rampage.

4.3

MagicScore

Blood Monkey

2007

Six American grad students have arrived in Africa to study apes with a renowned professor. But after setting up camp in a jungle clearing, they soon become witness to the carnage inflicted by the strange and remote species.

5.6

MagicScore

Something Beneath

2007

When a mysterious black slime oozes up from the plumbing to infiltrate a new conference center, it causes attendees at an environmental convention who come in contact with it to have horrific hallucinations and nightmarish visions of past tragedies. Environmentalist priest Father Douglas Middleton must team up with conference coordinator Khali Spence to stop the slime -- or die trying.

3.5

MagicScore

Black Swarm

2007

A widow, Deputy Sheriff Jane Kozik, moves from Manhattan to Black Stone, New York, with her daughter Kelsey. There she expects to find a safe place to live. The day after moving, a homeless man is found dead in the tool shed of Jane's blind friend Beverly; an entomologist, Katherine is summoned to help with the investigation, along with Devin, Jane's brother-in-law and former boyfriend. Meanwhile, Kelsey befriends Eli, a scientist who has developed genetically modified wasps to the army as a weapon, and who is now trying to revert the process. When the wasps attack Black Stone, Jane, Devin and Eli team-up to attempt to destroy the swarm.

4.2

MagicScore

Eye of the Beast

2007

This menacing monster yarn stars James Van Der Beek as government scientist Dan Leland, who's sent to investigate reported sightings of a giant squidlike beast that's put the entire population of a fishing village on edge. Though Leland starts his journey confident that this sea creature with an insatiable appetite is the stuff of old legends, a string of horrific occurrences soon begins to change his mind.

5.0

MagicScore

The Hive

2008

When ants, displaying never-before-seen behavior, seize an island, the controversial Thorax Team is called in to stop the massive threat, only to discover that the ants are controlled by something beyond this world.

4.1

MagicScore

#10

Shark Swarm

2008

A fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area's sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.

5.3

MagicScore

#11

Swamp Devil

2008

SWAMP DEVIL is the story of young Melanie Blaime (Cindy Sampson) and her father Howard (Bruce Dern). After a long estrangement from her father for reasons not entirely clear, Melanie returns to her childhood home of Gibbington, Vermont to confront the realization that her father is wanted for murder. As Melanie digs a little more deeply into the stories of the past, she uncovers a tale wound about the town like Spanish moss, composed of secrets and lies, murder and revenge.

3.7

MagicScore

#12

Vipers

2008

A set of vipers has been taken by scientists to mutate them to make a cure for cancer. As their experiment goes awry, the vipers escape into the woods - they're not only biting people, they're actually killing people, in a little town.

4.1

MagicScore

#13

Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon

2008

Surviving the plane crash was only the beginning ... After their plane crashes into uncharted territory in the Himalayas, the survivors set out to find help in the freezing cold. As the days pass and with no sign of a rescue, tensions begin to mount. The survivors wrestle with their consciences as they realise that in order to survive, they must use the bodies of the dead as food. But when it appears that something else is already feeding upon the dead, the survivors realise that their biggest danger is not hunger but something infinitely more sinister: a legendary Yeti is stalking them and is moving in for the kill. Can they outsmart the beast or will they die trying?

4.3

MagicScore

#14

Wyvern

2009

The residents of a small Alaskan town find themselves under attack by a flying reptile known in medieval mythology as a Wyvern. It has thawed from its ancient slumber by melting icecaps caused by global warming.

5.0

MagicScore

#15

Carny

2009

When a traveling carnival comes to a rural Nebraska town, the caged attraction everyone is talking about is the alleged Jersey Devil. When the beast escapes, tearing the citizens to shreds, local sheriff Sam Atlas steps up to form a tracking team. But the carnivorous fugitive is only one of Sam’s problems. The local pastor, enraged by the death of his son at the hands of the beast, has plans for igniting his own brand of hellfire and revenge.

4.7

MagicScore

#16

Rise of the Gargoyles

2009

Workers involuntarily release a gargoyle that proceeds to behead those who took her eggs (and some who didn't!).

5.1

MagicScore

#17

Hellhounds

2009

A Greek warrior must travel to the Underworld and battle killer hellhounds in order to rescue his murdered bride from the clutches of Hades.

3.6

MagicScore

#18

Malibu Shark Attack

2009

An underwater earthquake generates a tsunami that strikes Malibu, bringing a hunting pack of prehistoric-looking goblin sharks to the surface. Although the beach is evacuated before the big wave strikes, a group of lifeguards and a crew of construction workers are stranded in the high water and have to fight the sharks to get to dry land.

4.1

MagicScore

#19

High Plains Invaders

2009

In the lawless heart of the Old West, notorious outlaw Sam Phoenix stands at the gallows, moments from justice—or so it seems. But when an unearthly terror descends on the town without warning, everything changes. As chaos erupts and survival becomes the only law, Phoenix finds himself facing a threat far deadlier than any posse. Something not of this world has arrived… and it’s just getting started.

4.7

MagicScore

#20

Behemoth

2011

Scientists discover a giant creature under the Earth that is wrapped around the entire planet. When the creature wakes all grumpy, it causes worldwide destruction.

4.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Sand Serpents?

The top films similar to Sand Serpents by MovieMagicScore are Grizzly Rage (3.9), Maneater (4.6), In the Spider's Web (4.7). Each shares action/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Sand Serpents worth watching?

Sand Serpents holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10 from 32 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Sand Serpents?

Sand Serpents (2009) is a action, horror, thriller film directed by Jeff Renfroe, starring Jason Gedrick, Tamara Hope, Elias Toufexis.

Where can I find more recommendations like Sand Serpents?

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About movies like Sand Serpents

This ranked list pairs Sand Serpents (2009), a action and horror and thriller film from Jeff Renfroe, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jason Gedrick take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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