The Anacondas (2025) Review: Creature Feature Fun on a Shoestring

This The Anacondas review begins with a simple promise: a giant snake, a jungle ruin and a group of people who really should have left things alone. Marcel Walz directs this 2025 action-adventure creature feature, released by The Asylum. It knows exactly what it is, and your enjoyment will depend on how much you love that kind of movie.

The Anacondas Review: The Story So Far (No Spoilers)

The Anacondas plot follows a team of explorers in Mexico who stumble on the ruins of an ancient snake-worshiping culture. The mood is celebratory at first, since this is the kind of find that makes careers. That good cheer does not last.

The team awakens an ever-growing anaconda that has gone without human sacrifices for centuries. From there, the film becomes a survival story about a group trying to stay together while something huge hunts them. The cult mythology adds a little extra intrigue to an otherwise straightforward setup.

It is easy to confuse this with Sony's 2025 Anaconda starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd. This is a different film, with a different cast and a much smaller scale.

What Works in The Anacondas

The snake effects are the main draw. Several viewers and reviewers single them out as surprisingly decent for the budget, and Weekend Notes calls the film one of The Asylum's better efforts. For a low-cost monster movie, that counts for a lot.

The pace is also a strength. At 90 minutes, the film does not overstay its welcome, and the ancient-cult backdrop gives the creature a reason to exist beyond "big snake is hungry."

• Competent creature work: the anaconda looks better than the budget suggests.

• Clear, simple premise: you always know what is happening and why.

• Playful tone: the tagline, "You're hisstory!", tells you the film is in on the joke.

The Anacondas Cast and Performances

The cast is led by Hannah Hueston as Amy Briars, alongside Jordan Iverach as Irving Jones, Philipp Karner as Steve Bell and Bix Krieger as Jess Mansfield. Maureen Kedes plays Bella Jacobs, and Dominic Keating appears as Dr. Agustin Stiglitz.

The performances are not the reason to watch. One Letterboxd viewer described the characters as about as flat and stereotypical as you would expect, and that matches the general mood among audiences. The actors commit to the material, but the script gives them little to work with.

Where The Anacondas Stumbles

The weak spots are the ones you would predict. Dialogue is functional at best, and the archetypes (the expert, the skeptic, the nervous one) are familiar from countless monster movies. It is hard to care deeply about anyone on screen.

Budget limits show too. Even viewers who praise the snake note that the film cannot hide its modest resources. Audience scores are low, with IMDb sitting at 4.5/10 and TMDB users giving it less than 4 out of 10 on a very small number of votes.

There is also little sign of professional critical attention, so the evidence is thin. Treat any score, including mine, as a rough guide.

Is The Anacondas Worth Watching?

The Anacondas is worth watching only if you enjoy B-movie monster fare and set your expectations accordingly. It is not a film that will surprise you, but it delivers a competent creature, a brisk runtime and a sense of humor about itself.

If you want sharp writing or strong acting, look elsewhere. If you want a lazy evening of snake attacks with friends, it does the job. One TMDB viewer called it a simple, enjoyable B-style thriller, and that is a fair way to approach it. The film is released on December 19, 2025, and a Prime Video listing exists for it.

For more of the same, browse our Action movie reviews and Adventure movie reviews. You can also read our take on another small-scale genre film, One Mile (2026) Review. For background details, see the film's IMDb page.

Who Will Enjoy The Anacondas

• Fans of The Asylum and low-budget creature features who like cheesy fun.

• Viewers who want a short, easy action-adventure with a monster.

• Groups looking for a so-bad-it's-good movie night.