Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- paranoid
- gritty
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film fast, efficient, and entertaining despite a derivative, implausible script and familiar action-thriller clichés.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Franck escapes prison and races across France while Claire Linné’s team hunts him.
Jean-Louis Maurel presents himself as wrongly accused while later allegations make Franck question whom to trust.
Franck’s bank-robber background and prison escape skills are redirected toward protecting his family.
Franck is pursued by police even as he investigates a threat involving his family and his former cellmate.
Films like The Prey, and why
The Fugitive
shared fugitive-on-the-run structure, police pursuit, and propulsive crime thriller energy
Se7en
shared serial-killer investigation, bleak crime atmosphere, and procedural suspense
Tell No One
shared French crime thriller sensibility, escalating pursuit, and hidden criminal secrets
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
shared hard-driving action, prison escape premise, and morally pressured protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Eric Valette
- Release Date
- 2011-04-12
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (235)
Cast
- Albert Dupontel
- Alice Taglioni
- Stéphane Debac
- Natacha Régnier
- Sergi López
- Caterina Murino
- Olivier Schneider
- Zinedine Soualem
- Serge Hazanavicius
- Jean-Marie Winling
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Prey about?
- A jailed bank robber breaks free and races ahead of the police to protect his family from the allegedly innocent cellmate who may be a serial killer.
- What is The Prey like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Prey as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Prey violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Prey as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Prey?
- Critics broadly found the film fast, efficient, and entertaining despite a derivative, implausible script and familiar action-thriller clichés.
- Which films are like The Prey?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fugitive, Se7en, Tell No One, and Mesrine: Killer Instinct.
- How long is The Prey?
- The Prey runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Prey?
- In United States, The Prey is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
