Python(2000)
2000 · Richard Clabaugh · 99 min
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.
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
5.2138 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Python scares
It kicks off fast with a crash and doesn't slow down much from there, moving quickly into snake attacks and cheesy chaos rather than building up dread. The scares come from a giant rubbery snake popping out and chasing people, not from anything that gets under your skin. This is pure B-movie fun, with bad effects and over-the-top gore played for laughs more than real fear. It's a good pick if you want to laugh at a so-bad-it's-good creature feature rather than actually get scared.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Python rates psychological 1/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 5 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A goofy creature-feature that starts light and slowly ramps up into scattered bursts of chaos, with the biggest jolts saved for the back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3.
How scary is Python?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Python rates 2/5 — moderately scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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