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Alien vs. Predator

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Alien vs. Predator

PG-13

Released Aug 12, 2004

1h 40m

Sci-Fi

Horror

Action

Adventure

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Empire Magazine

Sadly devoid of any real thrills.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Unsurprisingly mediocre.

Rated: C

May 3, 2005

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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

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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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

This movie isn’t scary or particularly thrilling.

Rated: 0.5/4

Sep 6, 2023

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Gregory S

Fun movie, just do not think hard about things. Watching the fights were great, and the special effects still hold up fairly well. Could have done with a better lead character, but overall a fun movie. Still has an incredible scene that I had waited decades for!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Viktória G

Reading the other reviews, I think there might be something wrong with me. Anyway, I loved everything about this movie. A badass main character, who is actually badass enough, that a yautja marks her as a hunter? Yes please!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Darcy J

pretty much all of this movie sucked. rarely a good kill. good set up for a sequel though.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Audience Member

I always hated how unfairly this movie was treated. I've loved it since I was a kid. The story is suprisingly really great and still holds up. The effects are amazing. And the action is nonstop and epic. How can one like the respective Alien or Predator franchises without loving this movie? One of the most unfairly treated hidden gems of all time. I'll agree that the sequel isn't that great though!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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prawnda s

solid entry to the series, unfairly panned by critics and audience alike. it has a cult following for a reason, and while it's not without flaws or pacing issues, it's a lot of fun. the director may not be on the same page as the fans for some of the lore issues, but this is a good movie. i'm perfectly happy with it not being canon as well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Paul S

It's not a masterpiece, but this movie is still really fun to watch. Seeing Predators fight Xenomorphs was amazing, and I love the thought of the Alien and Predator movies taking place in the same universe. I definitely recommend it for fans of the Alien and Predator universes, and for fans of sci-fi and action!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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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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