History Film / Crawl

* BittersweetEnding: Haley, Dave, and Pepper the dog survive and are rescued, but they're also wounded (with Dave losing an arm) and many people including the looters, the deputy, and several rescuers (including their family friend) died either to the hurricane or to the alligators.

* BittersweetEnding: Haley and Dave survive and are rescued but they're also wounded (with Dave losing an arm) and many people including the looters, the deputy, and several rescuers (including their family friend) died either to the hurricane or to the alligators.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Haley and Dave have no actual weapons to defend themselves for much of the film, but manage to put screwdrivers, [[ShovelStrike shovels]], road flares and bricks, among other items, to improbably effective use.

* MadeOfIron: Haley and her dad are bitten and severely wounded several times, [[spoiler:Dave gets his arm ripped off]] but none of these injuries impede them as much as you'd expect. Taken to the extreme late in the film, when [[spoiler:Haley gets caught in a deathroll, and shrugs it off with zero visible injury.]]

* ImprovisedWeapon: Haley and Dave have no actual weapons to defend themselves for much of the film, but manage to put screwdrivers, [[ShovelStrike shovels]], and bricks, among other items, to improbably effective use.

* RisingWaterRisingTension: Haley and Dave's need to escape the basement is increased by the fact that it's only a matter of time before the hurricane floods it. [[spoiler:When the levee dikes break and a tidal wave washes over Coral Lake, this goes for the rest of the house at an insane rate.]]

* AssholeVictim: Averted with the looters who were stealing from a gas station but would have helped Haley and her dad [[spoiler:if the alligators didn't brutally attack them all.]]

* PoliceAreUseless: We see Haley call for help over the portable radio in the trailer, and it does arrive in the form of a pair of professional rescuers in yellow vests...only for one of them to get promptly bitten at the midsection and dragged underwater by an alligator.

* RisingWaterRisingTension: Haley and Dave's need to escape the basement is expedited by the fact that it's only a matter of time before the hurricane floods it. [[spoiler:When the levee dikes break and a tidal wave washes over Coral Lake, this goes for the rest of the house at an insane rate.]]

* MadeOfIron: Haley and her dad are bitten and severely wounded several times, [[spoiler:Dave gets his arm ripped off]] but none of these injuries impede them as much as you'd expect.
** Taken to the extreme late in the film, when [[spoiler:Haley gets caught in a deathroll, and shrugs it off with zero visible injury.]]

* RisingWaterRisingTension: Haley and Dave's need to escape the basement is expedited by the fact that it's only a matter of time before the hurricane floods it.
** [[spoiler:When the levee dikes break and a tidal wave washes over Coral Lake, this goes for the rest of the house at an insane rate.]]
* SuperPersistentPredator: Real alligators would generally try to find somewhere sheltered to hunker down during a hurricane, not go hunting.
This is {{Justified}}, however, by the fact that [[spoiler:the gators are shown to have built a nest in the basement, so not only are they hungry, they also have eggs to defend]].

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Dave gets his arm ripped clean off.]]

* AnArmAndAleg: [[spoiler:Dave gets his arm ripped clean off.]]

* SuperPersistantPredator: Real alligators would generally try to find somewhere sheltered to hunker down during a hurricane, not go hunting.

''Crawl'' is a disaster/horror film directed by Creator/AlexandreAja and starring Creator/KayaScodelario and Creator/BarryPepper. It is scheduled to be released July 12, 2019.

''Crawl'' is an upcoming disaster/horror film directed by Creator/AlexandreAja and starring Creator/KayaScodelario and Creator/BarryPepper. It is scheduled to be released July 12, 2019.

As a category 5 hurricane sweeps over Florida, Haley Keller (Scodelario) postpones her escape to evacuate her dad Dave (Pepper) from their home. However, she finds him severely hurt and the two are unable to get out before floodwaters strand them. Haley also discovers that while they may have been largely cut off from humanity, they are not alone -- alligators have infiltrated the house. Can father and daughter escape alive against such overwhelming odds?

%%* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The film's main antagonists (besides the storm) are alligators that have taken up residence in the house thanks to the rising floodwaters. Naturally, this doesn't bode well for the humans.

%%* RisingWaterRisingTension: The rising water from the hurricane acts as a threat to the heroes.
%%* TrappedWithMonsterPlot: Haley and her father are trapped in their house by an incoming category 5 hurricane, which prevents them from easily getting help. To make matters worse, a group of alligators have moved into the house with the rising floodwaters, and alligators can swim better than humans can.

%%* AnkleDrag: Haley gets grabbed and dragged away by an alligator at one point.
%%* BloodyHandprint: Haley, while looking for her father, finds a pair of handprints made in blood.

%%* TrappedWithMonsterPlot: Haley and her father are trapped in their house by an incoming category 5 hurricane, which prevents them from easily getting help. To make matters worse, a group of alligators have moved into the house with the rising floodwaters, and alligators can swim better than humans can.

* AnkleDrag: Haley gets grabbed and dragged away by an alligator at one point.
* BloodyHandprint: Haley, while looking for her father, finds a pair of handprints made in blood.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The film's main antagonists (besides the storm) are alligators that have taken up residence in the house thanks to the rising floodwaters. Naturally, this doesn't bode well for the humans.
* RisingWaterRisingTension: The rising water from the hurricane acts as a threat to the heroes.
* TrappedWithMonsterPlot: Haley and her father are trapped in their house by an incoming category 5 hurricane, which prevents them from easily getting help. To make matters worse, a group of alligators have moved into the house with the rising floodwaters, and alligators can swim better than humans can.

''Crawl'' is an upcoming disaster/horror film. It is scheduled to be released July 12, 2019.

As a category 5 hurricane sweeps over Florida, Haley Keller postpones her escape to evacuate her dad from their home. However, she finds him severely hurt and the two are unable to get out before floodwaters strand them. Haley also discovers that while they may have been largely cut off from humanity, they are not alone -- alligators have infiltrated the house. Can father and daughter escape alive against such overwhelming odds?