Anaconda (2025)

What earned the score

• Feminist Divorce Drama

  Claire Simons is a divorced lawyer who joins her childhood friends on a filmmaking trip to the Amazon, discussing her ex-husband's affair with his dental hygienist.

• Brutal Female Captain Trope

  Ana Almeida, the boat captain, is depicted as brutal and hardcore, leaving behind her more circumspect male partner during dangers in the jungle.

Details

A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.

Starring

Paul RuddJack BlackDaniela MelchiorThandiwe NewtonSteve Zahn

Director

Tom Gormican

Writer

Hans BauerJack Epps Jr.Jim CashKevin EttenTom Gormican

Genre

AdventureComedyHorror

Release Date

Dec 25, 2025

Parents Guide

• Sex None

  There are sex references throughout the movies such as comic references to adultery and a woman saying that her husband is "banging" another woman.

• Violence Moderate

  A man urinates on another.

  There are frequent scenes of snake attacks, characters being chased, restrained, or threatened, and moments of peril involving boats, weapons, and explosions. While there's no graphic gore, the danger feels real enough to be intense, especially for younger or sensitive viewers. The anaconda itself is large, aggressive, and visually detailed, which may unsettle some kids.

  A snake is blown to bits with a flare gun.

  A tame snake falls into the water and is dead by hitting into the boat's propeller.

  A character who's thought to be dead is used as a distraction, with a dead boar duct-taped to his head and a dead squirrel inserted into his mouth.

  A couple characters are abruptly snatched and devoured by the giant snake mostly offscreen.

  There is also sight of bloody chunks when animals are impacted by explosions and boat propellers.

  There is injury detail in the aftermath of attacks by a giant snake, including brief sight of a dead body with some blood on its face.

  Scenes of violence include people being shot and falling but without strong detail.

  There are also head butts and blows to the head, including with a gun.

• Profanity Moderate

  One use of f**k. Also many uses of s**t.

  One comic sequence features several bleeped uses of strong language ('f**k'). Elsewhere in the film, there is unbleeped use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as uses of moderate bad language ('b**ch', 'son of a b**ch') and milder terms including 'a**hole', 's**t', 'bulls**t', 'ass', 'p**s', 'fricking', 'screw', 'hell', 'godd**n', 'd**n', 'God' and 'Jesus Christ'.

• Drugs Mild

  A character takes some pills and acts intoxicated.

  There are verbal references to pills and whether a character is 'high'.

  Adults are occasionally shown consuming alcohol.

  There are references to drunkenness and alcoholism, which are played for comic effect.

• Frightening Scenes Moderate

  Several sequences feature threatening scenarios and jump scares.

  There are also scenes of gun threat between humans, as well as chases on foot and in vehicles.

  Scenes include snakes chasing and attacking people, including a very large snake eating people whole.

  Some of these scenes are intense but frequently offset with comedy.

  There are references to death and bereavement, usually in comic contexts.

  A snake is tossed off a. Boat when griff gets scared and drifts towards the boats propeller and is chopped into a lot of pieces before the water turns red and the dead chopped anaconda resurfaces.

Reviews

• ★★☆☆☆ 2 stars All Clear

  Just dumb bathroom humor. Not funny and little entertainment value