Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- bleak
- poignant
- serious film night
- italian cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed it as a forceful but familiar gangster drama, with social urgency tempered by conventionality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nicola and his teenage friends adopt gang roles and weapons while seeking status and autonomy within Naples's Camorra economy.
The central boys move from street ambitions to carrying out mob bosses' bidding, making criminal initiation the structure of their maturation.
The armed teenagers stalk Naples streets as agents of local mob bosses, connecting everyday urban life to the Camorra's power network.
Nicola, Tyson, Agostino, Lollipop, Briatò, and their peers use handguns and AK-47s while pursuing adult criminal authority and prestige.
Films like Piranhas, and why
Gomorrah
shared coming-of-age crime drama, youth violence, and morally corrosive criminal ambition
The Traitor
shared italian crime setting, bleak social realism, and organized crime as an everyday system
City of God
shared teenage criminal protagonists, escalating violence, and tragic loss of innocence
Movie Details
- Director
- Claudio Giovannesi
- Release Date
- 2019-02-14
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (543)
Cast
- Francesco Di Napoli
- Artem Tkachuk
- Viviana Aprea
- Pasquale Marotta
- Ciro Pellechia
- Mattia Piano Del Balzo
- Ciro Vecchione
- Alfredo Turitto
- Luca Nacarlo
- Carmine Pizzo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 Piranhas about?
- Teenage ambition, loyalty, and violence collide when a Naples street gang tries to seize power inside the Camorra.
- What is Piranhas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Piranhas as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Piranhas violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Piranhas as graphic.
- What did critics think of Piranhas?
- Critics broadly viewed it as a forceful but familiar gangster drama, with social urgency tempered by conventionality.
- Which films are like Piranhas?
- Films with a similar feel include Gomorrah, The Traitor, and City of God.
- How long is Piranhas?
- Piranhas runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Piranhas?
- In United States, Piranhas streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
