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Alien vs. Predator

Play trailer Poster for Alien vs. Predator PG-13 2004 1h 40m Sci-Fi Horror Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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When the wealthy and ambitious Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) funds an expedition to Antarctica, he hopes to find a mysterious source of heat that has been detected. Led by a tough guide, Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan), Weyland and his team uncover a pyramid, but they also find malevolent parasitic aliens. Making matters worse, another extraterrestrial species, known as Predators, arrive to hunt the other aliens, with the humans caught in the middle of the conflict.
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Gore without scares and cardboard cut-out characters make this clash of the monsters a dull sit.

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Jessica Winter Time Out The title alone betrays an entire Hollywood mindset of rehash, reheat, recombine. Re-please. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Empire Magazine Sadly devoid of any real thrills. Rated: 2/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Unsurprisingly mediocre. Rated: C May 3, 2005 Full Review Adrian Martin Film Critic: Adrian Martin Any aura of artistic quality that may have once surrounded the original films has well and truly vanished; director Paul W. S. Anderson follows the Roger Corman style: keep it fast, dark and full of gratuitous shocks. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 30, 2025 Full Review Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex While Paul W.S. Anderson arrived with blockbuster experience in his background, Alien vs. Predator quickly felt outside his comfort zone. The resulting flick has moments of joy, but feels like a lesser entry for both franchises. Rated: 3/10 Aug 16, 2024 Full Review Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania It was mindless fun watching the two iconic monsters fighting against each other but the problem is, the movie spends considerable time focusing on the human characters. Rated: 2/5 Aug 15, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dimitri A Couldn't see all of it. It was far too tacky. If I were about 10 years old in the '80s, watching this on cable TV, I might've liked it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/25 Full Review Matt B. I have seen this a million times FanboyMatt approves Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/07/25 Full Review Zachary Jacob S Pretty dull character wise. And, it's not the prettiest thing to look at. But, it was nice to see the fight scenes and Predator human team up! Also, the very last scene before the credits got me hyped, as obvious as the setup seemed. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/06/25 Full Review oran S Seriously over-hated movie, It’s a really enjoyable watch great fight scenes and an interesting and fun expansion or the lore in both franchises. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/04/25 Full Review Bowe C. Great movie for someone introduced to the predator at a young age. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/25 Full Review Moody C Same director as those awful Resident Evil movies so don't expect much. This one proves no different. The worst Predator alone movie is better than this movie. I had reservations before wqtching it and I was right, awful. Nothing really makes sense like why both monsters are together but sure, they made up some dumb, contrived plot to explain that which is totally ridiculous. I can't root for protagonist because she makes dumbest decisions throughout movie and actually teams up with a Predator? Again, ridiculous. I guess it cud work as a comedy but problem is it's not funny at all. I have no interest in seeing a Predator fight an Alien. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the wealthy and ambitious Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) funds an expedition to Antarctica, he hopes to find a mysterious source of heat that has been detected. Led by a tough guide, Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan), Weyland and his team uncover a pyramid, but they also find malevolent parasitic aliens. Making matters worse, another extraterrestrial species, known as Predators, arrive to hunt the other aliens, with the humans caught in the middle of the conflict.
Director
Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer
John Davis, Lawrence Gordon, Walter Hill, Gordon Carroll, David Giler
Screenwriter
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Paul W.S. Anderson
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Kut Films, Davis Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Horror Images|Slime and Gore|Violence)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 12, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 11, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$80.3M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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