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| Directed by | Alexandre Aja |
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| Cinematography | Maxime Alexandre |
| Edited by | Elliot Greenberg |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13.5–15 million |
| Box office | $91 million |
Crawl is a 2019 American natural horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, written by brothers Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, and produced by Sam Raimi. It stars Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper as a daughter and father who, along with their dog, find themselves trapped in the crawl space of their home and preyed upon by alligators during a Category 5 hurricane in Florida.
Aja rewrote the original spec script from the Rasmussen brothers to expand the length of the story and its characters. The film was officially announced in May 2018, and production started in Serbia in August with cinematographer Maxime Alexandre. The film was primarily shot within a warehouse facility located in the Port of Belgrade and wrapped in September after 41 days. During post-production, Max Aruj and Steffen Thum composed the film's score while Rodeo FX took three months to complete the visual effects, including the alligators.
Distributed by Paramount Pictures, Crawl opted out of conventional film screenings for critics before it premiered in the United States on July 12, 2019. The film was a critical and commercial success. It received generally positive reviews for its action, direction, pacing, and visual effects, earning a nomination for Best Wide Release at the 2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, and grossed $91 million on a $13.5–15 million production budget. In August 2024, Paramount greenlit a sequel.