Lake Placid vs Piranhaconda
Lake Placid has the higher audience score (5.9/10 against 5/10 for Piranhaconda). Lake Placid is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 30m. Lake Placid is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are comedy, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Lake Placid | Piranhaconda | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Steve Miner | Jim Wynorski |
| Main cast | Bill Pullman, Mariska Hargitay, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, David James Lewis | Michael Madsen, Rib Hillis, Christina DeRosa, Shandi Finnessey, Rachel Hunter |
Synopsis
Lake Placid
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
Piranhaconda
A hybrid creature - half piranha and half anaconda -- attacks a low-budget horror movie crew on location near her nest when her egg is stolen. Now they must outrun and kill the deadly piranhaconda as well as stop the mad scientist who stole the egg - before they all become dinner.
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