Hungry(2026)
2026 · James Nunn · 93 min
A group of holidaymakers must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
Thriller · Horror
7.0259 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Hungry scares
You get a jittery, on-edge feeling of being hunted somewhere you can't escape, since the swamp setting traps everyone with nowhere safe to run. The pace seems built around chase-and-attack bursts rather than long stretches of dread, so it plays more like an adrenaline ride than a slow nightmare. The danger here is a real animal, not anything supernatural, so the fear is about raw physical harm rather than anything getting inside your head. It looks like the kind of movie you watch for fun scares and gasps with friends, not something that leaves you shaken afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Hungry rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 25 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.
Starts with a slow, uneasy drift before settling into steady waves of danger that build to a hard, breathless final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Hungry?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Hungry rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. 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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