Humanoids from the Deep
A coastal fishing town becomes prey to sexually violent amphibious mutants born from reckless scientific experimentation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- lurid
- visceral
- foreboding
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found it competently made but tonally inconsistent, exploitative, and too derivative to become a genuinely effective monster-horror classic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Scientific experiments and pollution produce half-human, half-fish creatures threatening the fishing village.
The film centers on rape, nudity, monster attacks, and drive-in-oriented shock imagery.
The fishing community is progressively terrorized by humanoids emerging from the surrounding waters.
New World Pictures presents a brisk aquatic monster film shaped by exploitation cinema and Creature from the Black Lagoon echoes.
Films like Humanoids from the Deep, and why
Creature from the Black Lagoon
shared creature-feature horror, aquatic monsters, and 1950s-inspired science fiction pulp
Piranha
shared ecological anxiety, mutated aquatic threat, and fast-paced exploitation horror
The Fly
shared body mutation horror, graphic practical effects, and science fiction terror
The Food of the Gods
shared rural community under siege, creature violence, and drive-in exploitation sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Barbara Peeters
- Release Date
- 1980-05-01
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (282)
Cast
- Doug McClure
- Ann Turkel
- Vic Morrow
- Cindy Weintraub
- Anthony Pena
- Denise Galik
- Lynn Theel
- Meegan King
- Breck Costin
- Hoke Howell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Humanoids from the Deep about?
- A coastal fishing town becomes prey to sexually violent amphibious mutants born from reckless scientific experimentation.
- What is Humanoids from the Deep like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Humanoids from the Deep as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Humanoids from the Deep violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Humanoids from the Deep as graphic.
- What did critics think of Humanoids from the Deep?
- Critics generally found it competently made but tonally inconsistent, exploitative, and too derivative to become a genuinely effective monster-horror classic.
- Which films are like Humanoids from the Deep?
- Films with a similar feel include Creature from the Black Lagoon, Piranha, The Fly, and The Food of the Gods.
- How long is Humanoids from the Deep?
- Humanoids from the Deep runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Humanoids from the Deep?
- In United States, Humanoids from the Deep streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
