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Predators

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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.
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A searing and intellectually rigorous documentary, Predators examines the motives behind public justice to reveal the disturbing ethical consequences of turning real life trauma into spectacle.

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Megan Nolan New Statesman Nov 18
A revelatory and brilliant film. Go to Full Review
Katie McCabe Sight & Sound Nov 14
This film’s strength is its hand-wringing uncertainty – Osit knows the end doesn’t always justify the murky means. Go to Full Review
Hannah Strong Little White Lies Nov 14
4/5
It’s uncomfortable and often disturbing viewing, but Osit’s unsentimental, self-critical and refreshingly thoughtful approach makes Predators one of the most valuable entries into a saturated genre, prioritising ethics over emotion. Go to Full Review
John Stark Mac the Movie Guy Dec 15
75/100
In order for there to be a predator, there has to be a victim. While the documentary isn’t sure who that might be, it does offer a compelling case of why entertainment and law enforcement shouldn’t go hand in hand. Go to Full Review
Johnny Loftus Decider Dec 13
The questioning tone Predators establishes is powerful, because it demands we as a culture slow down and consider how we're fueling our apparently insatiable true crime needs. Go to Full Review
Chuck Bowen Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) Dec 6
It’s the tone of "Predators" that is distinctively powerful, especially in the expanding realm of TV crime. The film is soulful, anguished. Go to Full Review
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Erik Oct 22 Good but a little self-important at the end and never really covered the deterrence angle See more Ed Sep 29 It fills one in on what happened to the show To Catch a Predator. A few moments drag a bit too long but overall an opportunity to understand the dynamics of show. See more Jordan P @Jochristine87 8h Definitely feel like the people involved in making this show need their computers checked. They are trying to blame Chris Hansen for ruining child predators lives? What about the victims? Calling in inhumane and saying these predators should have the opportunity to be rehabilitated, you can’t rehabilitate a child predator! For David who said he never got what he wanted, a why for this happening to him. Some people are just evil disgusting humans and you can’t put a logical answer to an un logical situation. I don’t understand his reasoning in making this "documentary" 0/10 See more Cristiana P @Paris776 1d I am speechless. This documentary made me sick. I felt like the whole purpose was for the audience feel sorry for these horrible people. I could t watch anymore. 🤮 🤮 See more Brennan M. @Brennan7 1d The movie is a 90 minute waste of time. The director should probably be investigated. It’s a hour and half weird self righteous documentary that is trying to convince the audience to feel sympathy for literal sexual predators. DO NOT RECOMMEND WATCHING See more Denis S @DenSuv 1d A morally complex film. Weird that it is still a rare view into the subject. Like Homer, there are no good guys here. Hansen is, in his own morally superior vigilantes , a perpetrator of harm. Lack of understanding or prevention doesn’t help victims or institutions. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2025
Runtime
1h 36m
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