Predator

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Predator

R

1987

1h 47m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Horror

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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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Almar Haflidason

BBC.com

Oct 31

4/5

Fifteen years on and "Predator" still impresses, both in tension and, perhaps more surprisingly, in its special effects.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Oct 31

“Predator” is a slightly above-average actioner that tries to compensate for tissue-thin-plot with ever-more-grisly death sequences and impressive special effects.

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Jack Curry

USA Today

Oct 31

1.5/4

A typical Hollywood hybrid of previously successful movies, Predator preys on its predecessors mercilessly. Since there's only one real enemy, the picture can't simulate the pyrotechnic massacres that Rambo serves up.

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Jack E. Wilkinson

United Press International

Jun 15

There is as stiff dose of senseless violence, but fans of the genre will love it.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jun 14

7/10

A devilishly entertaining action movie, which keeps me on the edge of my seat with each of the jungle sequences that, at a breakneck pace, prove that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the ultimate action hero of the 80s. [Full review in Spanish]

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Peter McPhee

Winnipeg Sun

Jun 8

Predator is violent and for the most part, makes absolutely no sense. But it is a powerful and scary monster movie.

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Michael

03/03/2024

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

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rex W

@RT11010153 1d

"Predator" gives the writer and director an opportunity for violence, sci-fi, and gore. That combination, along with stars like Arnold, Carl Weathers, and Jesse (The Body) Ventura, was a guaranteed money-maker.

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Schlub Z

@SchlubZero 3d

Still the absolute apex of pacing for a creature-feature, Predator remains the gold standard of B-Movie concepts rising above their station via execution.

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Aioros M

@melchizedek777 5d

Combat, suspense, testosterone and grit mixed together in this classic must-watch sci-fi action movie.

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Mario Galaxy Movie is good I

@MarioGalaxyMovieIsgood 5d

An unwatchable box office bomb

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Hi H

@Christian754 Jul 22

Arnold made the movie better then normal slashers and action movies

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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: 20th Century Fox, American Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Horror
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)