Killer Whale

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Killer Whale

R

Jan 2026

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Hold your breath as you witness revenge rise from the deep. After a life-shattering tragedy, Trish tries to comfort her best friend, Maddie, by taking her on a spectacular adventure in a private lagoon halfway across the world. Their peaceful retreat soon becomes a terrifying fight to stay alive when the ocean's most bloodthirsty predator seeks vengeance for a brutal life in captivity. Virginia Garner and Mel Jarnson star in a thrill ride of a movie that will leave you breathless.

Critics Consensus

Larded up with too much blubber and not enough bite to justify the tedium, this disappointing survival thriller is beached upon arrival.

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

2d

2/5

There are a couple of decent plot twists and reveals, but not enough to stop you from checking out until the next bit with the whale comes up.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Jan 15

1.5/5

If you’ve seen 47 Meters Down or Lionsgate’s Fall, which also stars Virginia Gardner, this straightforward aquatic thriller adheres to the exact same formula with very little in the way of deviation.

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

Jan 14

Almost nothing [Brechin] could do would spin this everyday hay into gold, but she can remind us why we keep hay around in the first place.

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

2d

1/5

As far as being a B-movie goes, KILLER WHALE has the look perfected and the lack of any decent storyline firmly in place. But when it comes to delivering on a "gripping thriller" or being a "survival" story, it lacks pretty much everything you could want.

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Xero Gravity

Horror Movie Blog

May 7

1/5

The very noticeable CG and green screen effects should be easily forgiven when it comes to out of pocket aquatic horror. The way this movie bloats, though – I’m gatekeeping the B horror label.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Feb 17

5/10

One knows what they are getting with Killer Whale, and what the film promises is precisely what it delivers – no more, no less.

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Barilla T

@RT74245407 Apr 22

Poor visual effects and just a bad story. The idea was there for a great commentary on whales in captivity but just no execution

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RedrumTony ..

@Redrum_Tony Mar 31

Lot of holes , story is weak and ending could be better save your time and pass on this one. Watch Jaws instead

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Slick R

@SlickReviewer Mar 22

Hard to believe Lionsgate would make a movie so cheap and budget made. One of the worst killer fish movies ever made by a major studio. Not only because it's a horrible idea to have two people stranded on a rock in the middle of the ocean, the acting is bad. And most importantly, the entire rock scene stuck on the water is on a movie set in a pool. They couldn't even bother to film it on the real ocean. It's a budget version of The Shallows(Blake Lively). Do not waste your time!

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Rich L.

@turnerfan77 Mar 14

Killer Whale had my interest because I love a good creature feature movie. Even with low expectations I was hoping it would be mildly entertaining. So was it? NO! IT WAS TERRIBLE! When this was over I was left thinking why Rich why?! This had worse acting than the movie Primate. CGI was terrible. There is no suspense in this at all. It’s very boring. It feels like a two and half hour movie when it’s only an hour and twenty nine minutes. If you like creature feature movies like I do this one is a huge miss. Don’t waste your time with this one. By The Numbers breakdown: Cast-2 Acting-2 Trailer-5 Ending-3 Story-3 Visuals-1 Direction-3 Sound-2 Genre-1 Sub Genre-1 The Faces For Radio score - 23

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Johnwil B

@Johnwil123 Mar 14

this is the highest that I can give. the storyline is stagnant and simple to the point it doesn't have any twist and somehow predictable. the ending is simple to understand but it was a lackluster to end the movie.

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James P

@Jamespppp Mar 3

My god this movie is bad. The horrific dialogue, they set up things by telling you they’re setting them up "is that phone water proof?!". The damn AI or whatever, when in the water the rock is suddenly right beside the raft then it’s like a 5 min swim away. So bad

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Synopsis

Hold your breath as you witness revenge rise from the deep. After a life-shattering tragedy, Trish tries to comfort her best friend, Maddie, by taking her on a spectacular adventure in a private lagoon halfway across the world. Their peaceful retreat soon becomes a terrifying fight to stay alive when the ocean's most bloodthirsty predator seeks vengeance for a brutal life in captivity. Virginia Garner and Mel Jarnson star in a thrill ride of a movie that will leave you breathless.

Director: Jo-Anne Brechin
Producer: Steve Jaggi, Kylie Pascoe, Lionel Hicks
Screenwriter: Katharine E. McPhee, Jo-Anne Brechin
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Jaggi Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2026
Runtime: 1h 29m