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Crawl (2019)

Crawl is a horror thriller set during a Florida Hurricane. It follows a young woman named Haley who refuses to heed the mandatory evacuation order to search for her father, who went missing at the beginning of the storm. When Haley finds her father seriously injured, they discover the hurricane is the least of their problems. Suddenly, their home is besieged by a group of massive alligators looking for their next meal.

Crawl
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Horror
Adventure
Action
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Director
Alexandre Aja
Release Date
July 11, 2019
Studio(s)
Paramount Pictures
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures
Cast
George Somner , Morfydd Clark , Anson Boon , Jose Palma , Ross Anderson , Colin McFarlane , Barry Pepper , Ami Metcalf , Kaya Scodelario , Annamaria Serda
Writers
Alexandre Aja , Michael Rasmussen , Shawn Rasmussen
Runtime
87 minutes
Budget
$17 million

Summary

A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators. Production began in August 2018 and wrapped in September of that year. Official Crawl Trailer

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