‘Dangerous Animals’ Rated “R” for Grisly Images and Strong Bloody Violence

One of our most anticipated horror releases this summer is Dangerous Animals from Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones, The Devil’s Candy). The film’s new MPA rating has us even more excited for the aquatic carnage ahead.

Dangerous Animals swims into theaters on June 6, 2025, and has been rated “R” for “strong bloody violent content/grisly images, sexuality, language and brief drug use.”

In the upcoming serial killer/shark thriller, “Trapped on a killer’s boat with hungry sharks circling below, a surfer must outwit a predator more dangerous than the ocean itself—will she escape, or become the next offering to the deep? Sean Byrne returns with his third visceral feature.”

That the premise centers on a vicious serial killer who feeds his victims to sharks does suggest a gnarly horror movie ahead. It also sounds like the sharks will be downright friendly compared to the human threat. Byrne is no stranger to brutal horror, either, having helmed 2009’s The Loved Ones.

Hassie Harrison (“Yellowstone”), Jai Courtney (Terminator Genisys) and Josh Heuston (“Heartbreak High”) lead the cast of Sean Byrne’s shark movie.

Harrison’s character, Zephyr, is described as a savvy and free-spirited surfer, abducted by a Courney’s shark-obsessed serial killer. The only one aware that she’s missing is love interest Moses, played by Heuston. It’s a setup that sounds reminds of 1989 Australian psychological thriller Dead Calm.

Nick Lepard wrote the screenplay for Dangerous Animals, which comes courtesy of Brouhaha Entertainment, LD Entertainment, Oddfellows Entertainment, and Range Media Partners.

Byrne teases, “There have been a lot of shark films over the years but, I promise, none like this, where audiences are left to decipher who the deadliest creature really is – man or animal. It’s a survival horror experience with teeth that screams to be seen on the big screen.”

In case you missed it, check out the trailer here and stay tuned for more on Dangerous Animals.

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