Stung
At a lavish rural garden party, two catering workers battle chemically mutated giant wasps while their tentative romance survives the carnage.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- frantic
- midnight movie
- horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a formulaic but good-natured creature feature whose practical effects and playful kills outperformed its human drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mutated seven-foot wasps attack guests at a rural garden party.
The film balances wickedly fun kills, cheesy digital flourishes, and irreverent humor.
Catering staffers Paul and Julia defend themselves while wealthy party guests become prey.
Critics specifically noted the film's reliance on practical effects for its mutated wasps.
Films like Stung, and why
Them!
shared giant-insect creature feature premise, practical-effects emphasis, and campy horror-comedy tone
Eight Legged Freaks
shared oversized-insect horror, pulpy science-fiction setup, and irreverent genre entertainment
Slither
shared isolated-house setting, grotesque practical creature effects, and darkly comic body horror
The Feast
shared upper-class gathering disrupted by monsters, survival horror structure, and playful splatter
Movie Details
- Director
- Benni Diez
- Release Date
- 2015-07-03
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (210)
Cast
- Matt O'Leary
- Jessica Cook
- Lance Henriksen
- Clifton Collins Jr.
- David Masterson
- Ceciiia Pillado
- Kathleen Renish
- Florentine Lahme
- Eve Slatner
- Daniele Rizzo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Stung about?
- At a lavish rural garden party, two catering workers battle chemically mutated giant wasps while their tentative romance survives the carnage.
- What is Stung like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stung as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Stung violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Stung as graphic.
- What did critics think of Stung?
- Critics broadly found the film a formulaic but good-natured creature feature whose practical effects and playful kills outperformed its human drama.
- Which films are like Stung?
- Films with a similar feel include Them!, Eight Legged Freaks, Slither, and The Feast.
- How long is Stung?
- Stung runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Stung?
- In United States, Stung streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
