Predator: Badlands
An exiled young Predator crosses a savage alien world with a synthetic ally to prove his worth through the hunt of a formidable adversary.
Overview
An outcast Predator seeks the ultimate challenge in a hostile alien world, forming an unexpected bond along the way.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- vibrant
- tense
- action movie night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s bold reversal of the franchise perspective, creature design, visual effects, sound work, and Elle Fanning’s performance, while some found its characterization familiar or bland.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dek, a young Predator, becomes the central perspective while the familiar predator-prey dynamic is substantially flipped.
Dek is treated as weak by his father and overshadowed by his elder brother Kwei within the militaristic Yautja clan.
The planet Genna is populated by flesh-eating monsters and plants that make survival difficult even for an experienced hunter.
Dek’s survival depends on his partnership with Thia, a synthetic being encountered in the alien wilderness.
Films like Predator: Badlands, and why
Prey
shares science fiction action, hostile alien wilderness, survival stakes, and a creature-centered perspective
Avatar
shares alien-world survival, action spectacle, predator-prey reversals, and an unlikely humanlike partnership
Alien
shares outcast identity, hostile extraterrestrial environments, practical creature tension, and franchise reinvention
District 9
shares a nonhuman protagonist, survival adventure, family conflict, and visually inventive science fiction action
Movie Details
- Director
- Dan Trachtenberg
- Release Date
- 2025-11-05
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (3721)
Cast
- Elle Fanning
- Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
- Ravi Narayan
- Michael Homick
- Stefan Grube
- Reuben De Jong
- Cameron Brown
- Alison Wright
- Matt Duffer
- Ross Duffer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- 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 Predator: Badlands about?
- An exiled young Predator crosses a savage alien world with a synthetic ally to prove his worth through the hunt of a formidable adversary.
- What is Predator: Badlands like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Predator: Badlands as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Predator: Badlands violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Predator: Badlands as moderate.
- What did critics think of Predator: Badlands?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s bold reversal of the franchise perspective, creature design, visual effects, sound work, and Elle Fanning’s performance, while some found its characterization familiar or bland.
- Which films are like Predator: Badlands?
- Films with a similar feel include Prey, Avatar, Alien, and District 9.
- How long is Predator: Badlands?
- Predator: Badlands runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Predator: Badlands?
- In United States, Predator: Badlands streams on Hulu.
