Can't Wait for The Gentlemen? Watch Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Horror with Its Star
Missed deadly animals in horror movies? This one is for you.
Summary:
- Crawl is a 2019 horror film directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Kaya Scodelario, who will co-star in the upcoming TV series The Gentlemen.
- Crawl follows Haley, a professional swimmer, as she tries to save her father from a flooded basement full of dangerous alligators.
- Quentin Tarantino named Crawl one of his favorite movies of 2019.
- Crawl is available to watch on Apple TV.
The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie 's series inspired by his 2019 film, will be released on Neftlix on March 7.
If you don't know how to make the wait bearable, the horror movie Crawl with Kaya Scodelario, who will play one of the main roles in the upcoming series, is your choice.
What is Crawl About?
Professional swimmer Haley receives alarming news: a devastating Category 5 hurricane is bearing down on Florida, and authorities are urgently evacuating the state's residents. All of Haley's relatives are safe except her father, who is not answering his phone.
The girl goes to her family's old house and finds her father unconscious in the basement with a broken leg. Getting out of the basement, which is slowly filling with water, turns out to be a matter of life and death.
It's not just the threat of drowning: giant alligators are lurking nearby, ready to devour the characters at any moment.
Crawl is Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movie of 2019
Quentin Tarantino admitted that Crawl is perhaps his favorite movie of 2019. That's already a good reason to see the work from Alexandre Aja, known for such horror films as The Hills Have Eyes and Mirrors, as well as the thriller Piranha 3D.
But Crawl, the story of a young girl trying to find her father and escape Florida's top predators after a massive hurricane, is undoubtedly his greatest success.
Crawl is a Worthy Representative of the Natural Horror Subgenre
The film avoids stereotypes and incorporates the best of the director's previous work, carefully arranging exciting action, suspense, and horror elements throughout its 90-minute running time. And it is evidenced by its 84% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Of course, Crawl is far from the only horror movie about a deadly crocodile (or alligator) – before it, there was Lake Placid and numerous B-movies like Alligator in 1980 or Killer Crocodile in 1989.
A renaissance of horror movies about toothy reptiles occurred in 2007, when two surprisingly similar films were released at the same time – Black Water and Rogue.
Crawl, like its predecessors, skillfully exploits the natural fear of predatory nature, from which no technology or progress can save us.
Crawl: Where to Watch?
Crawl is available for rent on Apple TV, and you can stream it with ads on Pluto TV.