Crocodile Movies: Essential Films
The Crocodile subgenre emerged in the wake of Jaws, with filmmakers recognizing the primal terror of these prehistoric predators. This watch list spans from Tobe Hooper's exploitation classic to modern survival thrillers, capturing both the serious and campy sides of crocodilian cinema.
Our list includes influential Australian entries that leverage the continent's genuine crocodile dangers, creating some of the subgenre's most realistic and terrifying entries. You'll find everything from Italian exploitation with practical creature effects to contemporary minimalist thrillers set in confined spaces. Crocodile movies offer unique advantages over shark scares: these reptiles can hunt on land and water, creating varied and unpredictable attack scenarios that filmmakers have exploited to great effect.
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Eaten Alive
A deranged hotel owner in rural East Texas terrorizes guests at his rundown establishment, feeding victims to his pet crocodile in the nearby swamp.
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Alligator
A baby alligator flushed down a toilet grows to enormous size after feeding on hormone-injected lab animals in the sewers. The giant reptile emerges to terrorize the city while being hunted by a determined cop and big-game hunter.
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Dark Age
In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides must track down a massive crocodile that has been terrorizing and killing the local population.
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Killer Crocodile
Environmental activists investigating toxic waste dumping in a tropical delta encounter a giant crocodile lurking in the contaminated waters, while corrupt local officials complicate their mission.
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Killer Crocodile 2
A monstrous crocodile terrorizes the Caribbean swamps that are being developed into a holiday resort, killing anyone who ventures into the water.
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Alligator 2: The Mutation
A giant mutated alligator terrorizes a small town after escaping from the sewer system into a local lake.
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Lake Placid
When a man is killed by an unknown creature in a remote Maine lake, a game warden teams up with a paleontologist to hunt down what turns out to be a massive, man-eating crocodile.
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Crocodile
Eight college students embark on a spring break houseboat trip that turns into a deadly encounter with a massive crocodile lurking in the waters.
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Krocodylus
A sleazy producer and his crew travel to Florida to film "blood surfing," where surfers ride waves while sharks feed on bloody fish remains. Their extreme sport takes a deadly turn when they encounter a massive prehistoric crocodile.

Crocodile 2: Death Roll
After a bank robbery gone wrong, criminals and crash survivors find themselves stranded in crocodile-infested territory where a vengeful mother crocodile hunts them down one by one. Trapped between the deadly predator and dangerous criminals, the survivors must fight for their lives in this creature feature sequel.
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Primeval
A news team travels to Burundi to capture a legendary 25-foot crocodile, but their dangerous mission becomes even deadlier when they find themselves targeted by a local warlord.
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Rogue
A group of tourists becomes stranded on a small island in remote Australia when a massive crocodile traps them in its territory. With rising tides and approaching darkness, they must find a way to survive against the deadly predator.
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Black Water
Three tourists on a river tour in Northern Australia find themselves stranded in a remote swamp after their boat capsizes. Based on true events, they must survive while being stalked by a deadly predator lurking in the dark waters.

The Pool
A man becomes trapped in a drained swimming pool and must survive when a dangerous crocodile finds its way into his predicament. This Thai thriller turns a simple maintenance job into a deadly game of survival.
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Crawl
During a massive hurricane in Florida, a young woman defies evacuation orders to rescue her injured father, only to discover they're trapped in rising floodwaters with deadly alligators.
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Black Water: Abyss
An adventure-loving couple and their friends explore a remote cave system in Northern Australia, but become trapped when a tropical storm causes flooding. As oxygen levels drop and tensions rise, they discover they're not alone in the flooded caves.
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