Prey

PG-13

Released Sep 27, 2019

1h 25m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A bloodthirsty jungle creature terrorizes a young man and a mysterious woman on a seemingly idyllic island.

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Reinhard W

It has lots of lenghts… which get your concentration go down to zero.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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DD

I don't think I've ever been more angry at the movie premise within the first ten minutes in my life. Traumatized teen gets sent to "heal" in what is obviously a Dr. Phil-esque program meant to help "troubled" youths straighten up and fly right - so what the hell is a poor kid with PTSD after his father is murdered doing there? Being further traumatized, of course. This is the most wildly idiotic, irresponsible youth rehabilitation program I've ever even heard of conceptually - they leave the kids alone on an uninhabited island for three days with a flint fire starter, plastic tarp, Swiss army knife, and backpack with what looks like one lunch in it and a liter water bottle. And no first aid kit. Not all of the kids together without supervision; each of them alone on their own island. For three days. Alone. With food and water for one meal. No radio or sat phone in case of emergencies, because the small sailboat they all arrived on (and barely fit on) will be patrolling the area and monitoring to make sure the kids are okay - just a single flair "to signal passing ships" in case of emergency. That's what the lone counselor tells them. TO SIGNAL PASSING SHIPS. Is this the horror of the movie? The absolutely insane level of stupidity of the adult characters? Who wrote this? Who approved this? This is sub-Asylum level writing, not something I'd expect from Blumhouse. It doesn't get any better, either. Random teen girl on this uninhabited tropical island who isn't suffering any sort of malnutrition or other physical ailments, despite it being hinted in the opening credits she's been there since childhood; sure, makes perfect sense. Does our protagonist beg to be taken to the adults that are surely nearby? Nope. Does she explain her situation in any meaningful way? Nope. Of course not; humans don't actually communicate with eachother. Especially when one is warning the other that there's someone else on the island that will absolutely kill them if they're seen. "I'll see you tomorrow!" After a twist you can see coming a mile away, the last 20 minutes tries valiantly to be interesting and engaging, with people suddenly speaking clearly and making rational decisions, but I can't forgive all the stupid that led up to it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/16/23

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IrateTyrant C

Solid survival horror, better than crawling through THE DESCENT I loved this movie. It was mechanically sound and followed a tight-lined script. While many others gush over the "Predator" rehash with the same title, I found that this movie had way more to offer. In fact, I would say that this movie is a cross between "Prey" 2022 and "Primal Rage" and adds a little "Cast Away," where the main character instead is a teenage guy who is chased by monsters across a Philippine island (maybe it's Philippine.) The survival antics were fun and interesting, versus the dumb pranks they play on Predator in the 2022 film which were forced and seemed like rehashes in their own rite of The Neverending Story. The banter here between the MC and himself in his hallucinatory state in the beginning of the film were better than Tom Hanks and the Wilson volleyball, to me. I gasped when he threw his knife in a teenage-rage. The ending was kind of interesting, and definitely had a few catches to the script, even though they were a little too easy to forecast. Good flick.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/05/23

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Audience Member

No story line, rubbish and pointless ending.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Really enjoyed this movie. The 3 main characters worked really well together and while it maybe light on plot and dialogue, it worked and rolled well as a film. Enjoyed it so much i have watched it 3 times in 2 days and it has captured my mind. Good concept and not over done. Jolene Anderson is hot. Have watched a few of her movies this week.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Why does the black guy always has to die - _- Toby is also very annoying smh trash movie

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Everything about this effort, including its hackneyed, overfamiliar title, smacks of laziness and a cynical indifference to its lack of originality.

Sep 25, 2019

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Amelia Harvey

Frame Rated

Prey might've been forgivable if it dived headfirst into its sense of ridiculousness, but it's ultimately too boring to even be so-bad-it's-good.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 8, 2019

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Sara Clements

Daily Dead

Despite the suspenseful premise, Prey turns in one of Blumhouse's weaker productions, which all comes down to unoriginality and an underdeveloped backstory.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 5, 2019

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Dominic Griffin

Spectrum Culture

The Blumhouse brand has proven to provide entertaining little projects, even when working with little to no budget, but Prey makes even their lowest achieving fare feel like A24's awards season bait.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 6, 2019

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

From the start, this ridiculous horror-suspense movie is fraught with nonsense and a head-scratching lack of logic; though it eventually goes crazily over the top, it's too late to care.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 28, 2019

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

This is the kind of movie that seems to lay out exactly what it is right away before zigzagging all over the place entertainingly.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 27, 2019

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Synopsis

A bloodthirsty jungle creature terrorizes a young man and a mysterious woman on a seemingly idyllic island.

Director: Franck Khalfoun
Producer: Couper Samuelson, Alix Taylor
Screenwriter: David Coggeshall, Franck Khalfoun
Distributor: Cinedigm
Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, Tremendum Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Bloody Images|Terror|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2019
Runtime: 1h 25m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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