Tremors 5: Bloodlines
Burt Gummer and his reckless protégé confront subterranean predators and airborne ass-blasters in a pulpy South African creature-feature adventure.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- campy
- witty
- propulsive
- casual movie night
- creature feature marathon
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as a generic and uninventive continuation that offers some modest franchise energy but fails to recapture the original's humor and ingenuity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on graboids and ass-blasters attacking characters in South Africa.
Burt Gummer returns as an armed, highly prepared creature hunter alongside Travis.
The familiar graboid mythology is transplanted from its earlier settings to South Africa.
The film combines horror and science-fiction monster attacks with the franchise's established humor.
Films like Tremors 5: Bloodlines, and why
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Shared comedic monster-movie premise, practical creature thrills, and sequel-friendly genre entertainment.
Eight Legged Freaks
Shared giant-creature spectacle, action-comedy tone, and light science-fiction horror.
Lake Placid
Shared adventurous monster hunting, broad humor, and accessible creature-feature thrills.
Movie Details
- Director
- Don Michael Paul
- Release Date
- 2015-10-06
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (476)
Cast
- Michael Gross
- Jamie Kennedy
- Pearl Thusi
- Rea Rangaka
- Brandon Auret
- Nolitha Zulu
- Daniel Janks
- Sello Sebotsane
- Ian Roberts
- Natalie Becker
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tremors 5: Bloodlines about?
- Burt Gummer and his reckless protégé confront subterranean predators and airborne ass-blasters in a pulpy South African creature-feature adventure.
- What is Tremors 5: Bloodlines like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tremors 5: Bloodlines as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Tremors 5: Bloodlines violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Tremors 5: Bloodlines as moderate.
- What did critics think of Tremors 5: Bloodlines?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as a generic and uninventive continuation that offers some modest franchise energy but fails to recapture the original's humor and ingenuity.
- Which films are like Tremors 5: Bloodlines?
- Films with a similar feel include Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Eight Legged Freaks, and Lake Placid.
- How long is Tremors 5: Bloodlines?
- Tremors 5: Bloodlines runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tremors 5: Bloodlines?
- In United States, Tremors 5: Bloodlines is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
