Anaconda(1997)
1997 · Luis Llosa · 90 min
A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadliest — snake.
Adventure · Horror · Thriller
5.32.9k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Anaconda scares
Anaconda is a big, silly creature-feature ride that leans hard into campy fun rather than real dread. The scares come from a giant snake lunging out of the water or jungle for quick, splashy jump moments, not from slow-building tension. There's some solid gross-out gore and peril, but the tone stays playful and over-the-top the whole way through. It's a great pick for a group movie night where you want laughs and cheap thrills, not something that'll actually spook you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Anaconda rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 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: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 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 slow riverboat build-up gives way to escalating creature-feature attacks that keep coming faster until a big finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3.
How scary is Anaconda?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Anaconda 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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