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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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

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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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Bruce H

I don't give a damn about the ratings by the critics or by popcorn. I really liked this movie. It had a good script that made sense and a pretty strong cast --- especially Sanaa Lathan. The very last scene, where a new alien pops out of the dead warrior's chest was BS, because that's not how it's done, and if it were possible somehow, the others on board would have taken care of it. But aside from that the movie was really good in my view.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/25

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Gareth v

Alien vs. Predator is a crossover no one asked to be this bad. It tries to please fans of both franchises but ends up pleasing neither. Cheap, hollow, and forgettable. No surprise when Paul W.S. Anderson is involved.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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Thomas H

I watched this movie as a kid and i was horrified, great job!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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Sam B

I think this film is really quite fun, it captures the mystery and adventure nicely with good pacing at the start, I think if it just used the alien/predators a bit more sparingly visually it would be a bit less actiony and a bit more thriller akin to the other films. Face value - nice popcorn flick

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Austyn P

This movie felt like they were trying to make the Predator a good guy. Stop it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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elliot k

Fun from beginning to end. No it won't win an Oscar, not all movies need to, movies can be entertaining just to be entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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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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