Predator

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1 hr. 47 min.

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Sci-Fi

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Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a soldier of fortune, is hired by the U.S. government to secretly rescue a group of politicians trapped in Guatemala. But when Dutch and his team, which includes weapons expert Blain (Jesse Ventura) and CIA agent George (Carl Weathers), land in Central America, something is gravely wrong. After finding a string of dead bodies, the crew discovers they are being hunted by a brutal creature with superhuman strength and the ability to disappear into its surroundings.

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Critics Consensus

Predator: Part sci-fi, part horror, part action -- all muscle.

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Michael

I love all the action scenes, especially the fight with Dutch and the Predator.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Augustine J

One of Schwarzenegger's best movies, Predator has all that I would want to see in an action movie. The movie starts out as what looks to be a standard action, but it quickly turns into a genuinely horrifying blend of sci-fi and horror. The special effects hold up surprisingly well, with the gore being a highlight. All of the commandos are likable and they deliver some really good one-liners. The slow burn of them getting picked off one by one until Schwarzenegger is the only one left is great and the fight between Arnold and the Predator is awesome. It's a classic from the 80s that begs to be watched. Get To The Choppa!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Líder7reynier Á

Predator from 1987 give us a awesome action movie that make a lot fans to watch again and again a lot of times it is incredible 10/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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hardy c

A film I never get tired watching. It remains a wonderful blend of sci fi and action, a melange of terror and adrenalin. The alien hunter ranks up there with Giger's Alien creature in the Monster Hall of Fame. And what film can boast having two future state governors in its cast?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Graham W

Watched this again last night but first time at the Cinema on a big screen. First time was on video as never saw it in 1987. Still a brilliant film after all these years, great effects for the time and they still don't look naff like some recent films. Predator costume is fantastic and loved Arnie in surely his best film. Carl Weathers RIP was superb as well. Need to see Prey as not seen that yet and trailers look good. One of my favourite all time films ever!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Cody A

One of my all time favorite movies. A great sci-fi action movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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John McTiernan

Director

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Dutch

Carl Weathers

Dillon

Jesse Ventura

Blain

Elpidia Carrillo

Anna

Bill Duke

Mac

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

John McTiernan’s tight direction of the film’s bloody action makes up for the somewhat stilted performances.

Aug 4, 2023

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

It's arguably one of the emptiest, feeblest, most derivative scripts ever made as a major studio movie. There's no need to do a Mad magazine movie parody of this; it's already on the screen.

Apr 22, 2022

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Michael H. Price

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

The emotional and physical vulnerability that Predator imposes on Schwarzenegger make this easily his best film of an often impressive round of muss-'em-up thrillers.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 22, 2022

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Michael Sragow

San Francisco Examiner

A brainless brawn extravaganza, a cat-and-louse saga that has little of the Conan movies' outlandishness and none of the compulsive drive and storytelling logic that made The Terminator a B-movie classic.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 3, 2023

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Ian Bailey

Ottawa Citizen

Predator is probably the best movie ever made about a band of mercenaries being pursued through the jungles of Central America by a vicious extraterrestrial.

Oct 3, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

With McTiernan’s craftsmanlike direction delivering action scenes that are easy to follow and, at times, simply wowing, Predator finds itself among the best of the big, R-rated action movies.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Synopsis

Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a soldier of fortune, is hired by the U.S. government to secretly rescue a group of politicians trapped in Guatemala. But when Dutch and his team, which includes weapons expert Blain (Jesse Ventura) and CIA agent George (Carl Weathers), land in Central America, something is gravely wrong. After finding a string of dead bodies, the crew discovers they are being hunted by a brutal creature with superhuman strength and the ability to disappear into its surroundings.

Director: John McTiernan
Executive Producer: Laurence Pereira, Jim Thomas
Screenwriter: Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: American Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.4M
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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