The Predator
A troubled boy, a disgruntled teacher, and a band of ex-soldiers face genetically upgraded alien hunters in a chaotic suburban war for human survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- frantic
- visceral
- action movie night
- monster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film energetic and intermittently entertaining, with charismatic ensemble performances and irreverent humor undermined by a cluttered, incoherent plot and excessive franchise machinery.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses irreverent humor, muscular combat, and knowing references to earlier Predator films while updating the setting and cast.
The alien hunters genetically upgrade themselves with DNA taken from other species, turning adaptation into a weapon.
Ex-soldiers, a disgruntled science teacher, and a troubled young boy become the human opposition to the upgraded Predators.
The plot moves beyond a single hunt to genetically enhanced predators, extraterrestrial return, and species-level human survival stakes.
Films like The Predator, and why
Predator
shares alien-hunter mythology, military action, jungle-to-suburb survival tension, and graphic creature violence
Predators
shares science fiction action, extraterrestrial hunters, ensemble combat, and militarized monster spectacle
The World's End
shares irreverent black comedy, frantic ensemble action, alien invasion stakes, and R-rated creature violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Shane Black
- Release Date
- 2018-09-05
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (5290)
Cast
- Boyd Holbrook
- Trevante Rhodes
- Sterling K. Brown
- Jacob Tremblay
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Olivia Munn
- Thomas Jane
- Alfie Allen
- Augusto Aguilera
- Jake Busey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Predator about?
- A troubled boy, a disgruntled teacher, and a band of ex-soldiers face genetically upgraded alien hunters in a chaotic suburban war for human survival.
- What is The Predator like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Predator as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Predator violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Predator as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Predator?
- Critics broadly found the film energetic and intermittently entertaining, with charismatic ensemble performances and irreverent humor undermined by a cluttered, incoherent plot and excessive franchise machinery.
- Which films are like The Predator?
- Films with a similar feel include Predator, Predators, and The World's End.
- How long is The Predator?
- The Predator runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Predator?
- In United States, The Predator streams on YouTube TV.
