Alien vs. Predator

PG-13

Released Aug 12, 2004

1h 40m

Sci-Fi

Horror

Action

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22%

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148 Reviews

39%

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250,000+ Ratings

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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Jimmy L

Its so stupid that its one of the greatest movies ive ever seen.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/24

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Tina Q

Practical effects are great. Decent story- could have expanded the maze scenes to really raise the blood pressure. Not a fan of the Predator movies, but this one I do like.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Jako B

Really good movie i liked i love it

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Cristopher G

"‘Alien vs. Predator’ masterfully intertwines two iconic franchises, delivering relentless suspense and visually stunning battles. A triumphant blend of sci-fi horror, it's a must-watch for genre aficionados."

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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R T

Please! Never Attempt This Crossover Again! Once Was Enough But You Did It Twice! Stop!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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r96 s

Finally got around to watching this crossover between the two titular characters. It's pretty good! I'm not someone who has a keen interest in either franchise, though. I'm kinda surprised both have as many flicks made as they do and as many still on the way. I admittedly I do like all of the 'Alien' films, whereas I found 'Predator' to be rather uninteresting - until 'Prey' anyway, that's the only one from that series that I'd say I like. With all that, I wasn't too sure what to expect from 'AVP: Alien vs. Predator' - a movie that I've actually heard of since I was a kid, I remember people at my school referring to it quite often; I probably knew of this before I knew that they were a crossover from separate releases. Pleasingly, i did find the required enjoyment from this 2004 movie. None of the cast are particularly outstanding, though all work really nicely as a whole. Sanaa Lathan gives a good showing as the main human character, in what is my first real experience of seeing her onscreen. Same can be said for most of the acting talent, with only Ewen Bremner being someone I could say I recognised; and Lance Henriksen, only after thoroughly racking my brain from the original 'Alien' films though. That final scene leaves good intrigue ahead of the sequel. After viewing that, I can finally say I've seen all of this most abundant franchise. No mean feat, eh? At least there aren't any more coming any time soo... *Alien: Romulus releases in two days* ffs.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/14/24

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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: Davis Entertainment, Kut Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Horror Images|Slime and Gore|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Action
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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