Film

Krocodylus

Name: Krocodylus
Genre: Horror, Action, Thriller, Comedy
Released: 2000
Cast: Tziporah Malkah, Duncan Regehr, Matt Borlenghi, Joel West, Taryn Reif

Krocodylus is a gloriously trashy creature feature where a sleazy producer's blood-surfing stunt goes catastrophically wrong when a prehistoric crocodile shows up to crash the party. It's B-movie excess played completely straight—part action thriller, part dark comedy, entirely committed to the absurdity of its premise. For anyone who loves dumb fun with practical creature effects and zero pretension.

TMDb rating

2.3

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