IMDb plot summary: When Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.
Directed by Sean Byrne. Stars Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, and Josh Heuston.
Dangerous Animals follows a female surfer who is kidnapped while surfing alone in Australia, and held in the kidnapper's boat until he is ready to use her for his nefarious purposes. I'm avoiding revealing those purposes exactly, because the film keeps it under wraps until almost halfway through. This movie is built on a wildly silly, over-the-top premise, but I can't deny that it delivers real tension. The final girl is refreshingly competent, making smart choices and coming SO close to escape again and again, which keeps things exciting. I was less invested in the thin character arc about learning to settle down, but it mostly reads as flavor and therefore easily ignored when it doesn't work. The movie probably won't stick with me long beyond the gimmick, but it's a decent, quick, fun watch.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 Dangerous Animals (2025)
📊 Ranked #2109/4151 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 49
lost to Hamlet (held at #2074)
beat The Preacher's Wife (#3112 → #3113)
beat Heartbeat (#2593 → #2594)
beat Following (#2334 → #2335)
beat Kiki's Delivery Service (#2203 → #2204)
beat Bottle Shock (#2138 → #2139)
lost to Cropsey (held at #2106)
beat Argylle (#2122 → #2123)
beat The Benson Murder Case (#2114 → #2115)
beat Johnny Tremain (#2110 → #2111)
lost to What Women Want (held at #2108)
beat The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (#2109 → #2110)
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