Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- foreboding
- visceral
- late night horror
- creature feature marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an unoriginal, poorly written, and insufficiently frightening killer-dog horror thriller.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The island dogs have been genetically redesigned as a breed of killers and attack the vacationers.
The group is trapped on a remote island while packs of dogs surround and attack the house.
The survivors discover that a former dog-training facility created genetically redesigned killer hounds.
A recreational trip to an exotic island becomes a desperate fight for escape after the animal attacks begin.
Films like The Breed, and why
Cujo
shared killer-animal horror, isolated wilderness setting, and survival tension
The Evil Dead
shared cabin-in-the-woods atmosphere, young vacationers, and escalating creature attacks
Deep Blue Sea
shared remote-island survival horror and engineered predators threatening a trapped group
Rogue
shared animal-attack premise, stranded characters, and direct survival-thriller pacing
Movie Details
- Director
- Nick Mastandrea
- Release Date
- 2006-05-17
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (438)
Cast
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Taryn Manning
- Eric Lively
- Oliver Hudson
- Hill Harper
- Nick Boraine
- Lisa-Marie Schneider
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Breed about?
- A carefree island getaway becomes a brutal siege when genetically engineered dogs hunt a group of stranded friends.
- What is The Breed like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Breed as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Breed violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Breed as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Breed?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an unoriginal, poorly written, and insufficiently frightening killer-dog horror thriller.
- Which films are like The Breed?
- Films with a similar feel include Cujo, The Evil Dead, Deep Blue Sea, and Rogue.
- How long is The Breed?
- The Breed runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Breed?
- In United States, The Breed streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
