Movie · 2025 · Adventure, Comedy, Horror · 1h 40m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 0.7/10 (428.5K ratings)
A comedy so big it'll leave you breathless.
Overview
A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.7/10
IMDb: 5.5/10
Letterboxd: 2.44/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 47%
Metacritic: 43
TMDB: 5.9/10
Director
Tom Gormican
Production
Fully Formed Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Cast
Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello, Ice Cube, Ione Skye, Rui Ricardo Diaz, John Billingsley, Sebastian Sero, Diego Arnary, Dan Silveira, Anna Francesca Armenia, Jarred Blakiston, John Voce, Lisa Kay, Ron Smyck, Ben Lawson, Renee Herbert
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A knowingly stupid, crowd-pleasing jungle survival comedy with enough star chemistry and creature mayhem to work if you’re in the right mood. It seems to lean hard into meta-humor, nostalgia, and broad physical comedy, but the low critical consensus suggests the joke won’t land for everyone.
Best for
viewers who want a dumb-fun creature feature
fans of Jack Black / Paul Rudd / Steve Zahn ensemble comedy
people in the mood for self-aware nostalgia and B-movie chaos
audiences who like adventure-horror with a comic tone
Skip if
you want a serious or scary snake thriller
you dislike broad studio comedy and meta jokes
you prefer tightly plotted adventure films
you’re allergic to nostalgia-driven remakes
Overview
Anaconda looks built as a joke that keeps escalating: a mid-life-crisis jungle remake gone wrong, with snakes, criminals, and disaster-movie chaos all piling on top of each other. The appeal is less in suspense than in watching a very game cast sell increasingly ridiculous situations with total commitment.
Worth noting
The Letterboxd chatter points to exactly that kind of experience: “pure dumb fun,” a few big laughs, and a lot of affection for the movie’s willingness to be silly. That also suggests a ceiling. If the comedy clicks, it’s a rowdy, quotable crowd movie; if it doesn’t, the whole thing may feel like an overextended sketch.
Bottom line
For viewers who like creature features that wink at themselves, this is probably an easy rental-night pick. For anyone hoping for genuine terror, sharper satire, or a more disciplined adventure plot, the movie’s charms may be too loose and too noisy to fully recommend.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Georgie (4★) · 7312 likes
Maybe the anaconda was a metaphor for intergenerational trauma
allain♡ · 4749 likes
ok so how do i log doug mccallister's the quatch here in letterboxd?
moviemattk ✌🏻 (2★) · 3371 likes
This gotta be like the fifth or sixth movie where Jack Black ventures into the jungle on some dangerous mission.. Studios must see Jack Black and the jungle as some sort of magical box office money making machine.
Joe A (2★) · 3323 likes
Anaconda, I need you to distract Kang
Zach (3.5★) · 3173 likes
If Steve Zahn pissing on Jack Black isn't cinema I don't know what is
2022 · Action, Adventure, Comedy · 1h 52m · PG-13 · Curator 1.5/10 (530.1K ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Netflix Standard with Ads
Adventure-comedy with a glossy studio feel, romantic banter, and a playful take on pulp escapism.
2008 · Action, Comedy, Adventure · 1h 47m · R · Curator 5.8/10 (1.2M ratings) · Where to watch: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, MGM Plus
A big, brash ensemble satire about performers in over their heads, with a similar taste for chaos and ego.