Movies Like Lake Placid (1999)

Lake Placid is a 1999 action, comedy, horror, science fiction, thriller film from Steve Miner with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Lake Placid 2 and Lake Placid 3.

Action Comedy Horror Science Fiction Thriller

Lake Placid 2

2007

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.

4.9

MagicScore

Lake Placid 3

2010

A game warden moves his family to Lake Placid, once the site of deadly crocodile attacks. Locals assure him the crocs are gone, but his mischievous young son finds a few baby crocs and begins feeding them. They quickly grow into very big adults and start attacking the game warden's family and nearby town.

5.1

MagicScore

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter

2013

Black Lake is now a crocodile sanctuary, surrounded by an electric fence. When the fence is left open, a high-school bus unknowingly enters the park. It's up to Reba and the Sheriff to save the kids from becoming crocodile food.

5.1

MagicScore

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda

2015

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.

5.0

MagicScore

Lake Placid: Legacy

2018

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.

5.0

MagicScore

Rogue

2007

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 island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the hungry predator closes in, they must fight for survival against all odds.

6.3

MagicScore

Peter Pan & Wendy

2023

Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Neverland. There, she encounters an evil pirate captain, Captain Hook, and embarks on a thrilling adventure that will change her life forever.

5.4

MagicScore

Python

2000

After a military plane crashes outside of a small American town, its cargo — a genetically engineered, sixty-foot-long python — begins stalking and killing the locals.

5.0

MagicScore

The Hatching

2014

On the death of his father, Tim Webber returns to his childhood village in Somerset to find something sinister is disturbing the idyllic peace of the villagers.

4.5

MagicScore

#10

Supercroc

2007

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.

3.2

MagicScore

#11

Killer Crocodile

1989

A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either.

5.2

MagicScore

#12

Black Water: Abyss

2020

An adventure-loving couple convince their friends to explore a remote, uncharted cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a tropical storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, but when the caves start to flood, tensions rise as oxygen levels fall and the friends find themselves trapped. Unknown to them, the storm has also brought in a pack of dangerous and hungry crocodiles.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

Crocodile

2000

Eight college students board a houseboat for spring break that promises to be the best of their young lives...how many will survive?

5.0

MagicScore

#14

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Head

1959

A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack, his crazed assistant cuts off his head and, using the serum, keeps the doctor's head alive and forces it to help him on an experiment to give his hunchbacked nurse assistant a new body.

4.9

MagicScore

#16

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

2019

Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

Jurassic World

2015

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Crawl

2019

When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

Black Water

2008

Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

Jaws

1975

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

7.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Lake Placid?

The top films similar to Lake Placid by MovieMagicScore are Lake Placid 2 (4.9), Lake Placid 3 (5.1), Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (5.1). Each shares action/comedy/horror/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Lake Placid worth watching?

Lake Placid holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 1,195 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Lake Placid?

Lake Placid (1999) is a action, comedy, horror, science fiction, thriller film directed by Steve Miner, starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt.

Where can I find more recommendations like Lake Placid?

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About movies like Lake Placid

This ranked list pairs Lake Placid (1999), a action and comedy and horror and science fiction and thriller film from Steve Miner, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Bill Pullman 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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