Predator

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Predator

R

Released Jun 12, 1987

1h 47m

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Adventure

Sci-Fi

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Dutch, 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 and CIA agent George, land in Central America, something is 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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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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Joseph Tomastik

Loud and Clear Reviews

Succeeds just as much as a thriller as it does an action film, if not more so ... Worthy of being discussed and analyzed all these years later.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 6, 2024

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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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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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Shawn R

Absolutely loved this movie.. plenty of action and entertainment. The fight scene at the end is so worth it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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philip w

Good stuff and different I think it’s a good piece of entertainment

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Steve N

Best movie ever, flawless and so macho it made hair grow on my chest. Arnie at the peak of his powers is pure screen magic and impossible to take your eyes off. The ensemble team are perfectly cast and the introduction of the female lead adds a perfect riposte to the male bravado. The special effects are rudimentary but still hold up remarkably well but tbh it’s Arnie that makes this what it is and it’s why the sequels could never measure up.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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Matt W

Greatest action movie of all time. There is not a minute wasted in this film. It just builds and builds and is still amazing every time I watch it. I've probably seen this movie more than any other movie I've ever seen. I watch it at least once a year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Dean E

Even though i love the alien/predator universe, this movie is soooo slow and boring, also the cgi is horrendous.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Synopsis

Dutch, 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 and CIA agent George, land in Central America, something is 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
Producer: Joel Silver, Lawrence Gordon, John Davis
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
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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