Predators

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Predators

1h 36m

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To Catch a Predator was a popular television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and eventually arrested. PREDATORS is a chilling, thought-provoking exploration of the scintillating rise and staggering fall of the show, and the world it helped create.

David Osit

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Christopher J. Hansen

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Dani Jayden

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Jamie Gonçalves

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Kellen Quinn

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Liz Shannon Miller

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The core question Predators aims to explore isn't the motivations of the original men who were caught in Hansen's trap — it's why the show was fascinating viewing for so many people.

Rated: B

Feb 3, 2025

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Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

David Osit’s trenchant documentary recognizes that To Catch a Predator sold humiliation as entertainment in the guise of legitimizing law-and-order punitivism.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 31, 2025

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

The movie doesn’t end with answers, only more dangling questions. It’s still an absolutely fascinating watch.

Jan 27, 2025

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Marissa Hill

Shade Studios

Predators is a compelling blend of nostalgia, exposé, and introspection, offering a rare glimpse into the making of a cultural touchstone.

Jul 30, 2025

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Alan Zilberman

Washington City Paper

A mix of media critique and biography, Predators is the kind of documentary that forces a realignment of our basic assumptions about why we valued the series.

Jun 23, 2025

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Scott Phillips

Forbes

... expect this documentary to have legs when awards season rolls around in the fall.

Jun 22, 2025

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Synopsis

To Catch a Predator was a popular television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and eventually arrested. PREDATORS is a chilling, thought-provoking exploration of the scintillating rise and staggering fall of the show, and the world it helped create.

Director: David Osit
Producer: Jamie Gonçalves, Kellen Quinn, David Osit
Distributor: MTV Documentary Films
Production Co: Sweet Relief Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m