A 'Yellowstone' Star's Hidden 2025 Horror Gem Creeps Onto the U.S. Streaming Charts

We are now closer than ever to Halloween 2025, and the devil's favorite genre is dominating our watchlists. As the box office hosts some of the most exciting new horrors of the year, including the continued success of The Conjuring: Last Rites and new arrivals like Black Phone 2, streaming sites also hone their smorgasbord of spine-chilling options. Thanks to this, several of the top streamers in the U.S. are seeing horrors rise through their ranks, with all-time classics and underrated gems becoming streaming hits.

On AMC+, this has led to one of the most underrated hidden horror gems of the year finding itself in the top ten, as, at the time of writing, Sean Byrne's Dangerous Animals places 10th on the list. An unhinged, thrilling horror experience, Dangerous Animals is one of the best modern sharksploitation flicks and more than deserves its streaming success. Starring Jai Courtney, Yellowstone's Hassie Harrison, and Josh Heuston, the movie first premiered at the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival before making a small splash at the U.S. box office back in June. However, released in over 1,000 theaters for just one weekend, the movie stumbled to a global haul of $5.3 million. For anyone yet to catch one of the best slashers of 2025, here's a look at the synopsis:

"When Zephyr, a rebellious 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."

'Dangerous Animals' Impressed Critics

For a film that was always destined to be compared with Jaws, Dangerous Animals has impressively managed to garner its own sparkling reputation as critics hailed it a success. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film earned a "certified fresh" 87% from critics and 74% from audiences, with the site's consensus reading, "Stuffed to the gills with memorable shocks and a thrillingly unhinged heel turn by Jai Courtney, Dangerous Animals will be irresistible chum for horror aficionados." For Collider, Nate Richard wrote in his review, "It might not be a future genre classic, but thanks to Courtney's utmost commitment to his villainous role, you'll be glad you dipped your toes in the water by the time the credits roll."

Dangerous Animals is streaming now on AMC+. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for the latest streaming stories.

Release Date

June 6, 2025

Runtime

98 minutes

Director

Sean Byrne

Writers

Nick Lepard

Producers

Andrew Mason, Mickey Liddell, Chris Ferguson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Troy Lum, Pete Shilaimon