Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
A Colorado town becomes the feeding ground for a Predalien outbreak as humans are caught between two extraterrestrial killing machines.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- bleak
- visceral
- late night horror marathon
- creature feature night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel overwhelmed by murky lighting, disorienting editing, excessive gore, and recycled ideas despite its intensified violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines the alien Xenomorph and Predator mythologies in a single creature outbreak and interspecies battle.
Face-huggers and Xenomorphs spread through Gunnison, Colorado, placing residents, homes, workplaces, and civic institutions under threat.
The Predalien combines Predator and Xenomorph characteristics and drives the film's escalation beyond either species alone.
The action repeatedly unfolds at night or in dark, dingy interiors, emphasizing shadowed creature encounters and obscured combat.
Films like Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, and why
Alien vs. Predator
Shares science fiction horror, extraterrestrial monsters, graphic creature violence, and humans trapped between rival nonhuman species.
Aliens
Shares splatter horror, parasitic alien creatures, claustrophobic survival tension, and a military response to a monster outbreak.
Predator 2
Shares science fiction action, urban monster escalation, graphic violence, and ordinary civilians caught in an extraterrestrial conflict.
The Mist
Shares small-town creature horror, dark atmosphere, escalating infestation, and survival-focused action.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Colin Strause, Greg Strause
- Release Date
- 2007-12-25
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (3445)
Cast
- David Paetkau
- Sam Trammell
- Steven Pasquale
- Reiko Aylesworth
- John Ortiz
- Johnny Lewis
- Ariel Gade
- Kristen Hager
- Robert Joy
- Ian Whyte
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 Aliens vs Predator: Requiem about?
- A Colorado town becomes the feeding ground for a Predalien outbreak as humans are caught between two extraterrestrial killing machines.
- What is Aliens vs Predator: Requiem like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Aliens vs Predator: Requiem as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Aliens vs Predator: Requiem violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem as graphic.
- What did critics think of Aliens vs Predator: Requiem?
- Critics broadly found the sequel overwhelmed by murky lighting, disorienting editing, excessive gore, and recycled ideas despite its intensified violence.
- Which films are like Aliens vs Predator: Requiem?
- Films with a similar feel include Alien vs. Predator, Aliens, Predator 2, and The Mist.
- How long is Aliens vs Predator: Requiem?
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Aliens vs Predator: Requiem?
- In United States, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem streams on YouTube TV.
