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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Predator: Part sci-fi, part horror, part action -- all muscle.

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Almar Haflidason

BBC.com

Oct 31, 2025

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, 2025

“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, 2025

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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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Sep 9, 2026

By telling a simple story in an incredibly effective and energetic manner, Predator manages to become one of the very best action films of its decade.

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Jack E. Wilkinson

United Press International

Jun 15, 2026

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, 2026

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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Michael

Mar 3, 2024

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

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Huntin P

@PaxVobiscum80 Sep 22, 2026

Sensational horror-action movie. When I was a boy I had a guidebook to horror movies, and the author despised Predator, mainly on account of its poor dialogue. Talk about missing the point! The claustrophobic setting, danger around every tree; the stifling heat; the sudden horror at the realisation that the elite - ELITE! - SAS team is being hunted by a mysterious and superior warrior, a hazard no-one could have predicted: Predator is awesome! I love the way the music drops away for the symphony of guns, when Mac unleashes Blane's minigun and the others join him. Bit like p*rn, you could say, haha. Schwarzenegger's transition from foreign-accented baddie to brawny hero. I expect this was the most successful action adventure movie made in Mexico since David Lynch's Dune debacle.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 20, 2026

Predator = a *4* star Movie!

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ady C

@RT82017603 Sep 11, 2026

One of the best films ever made. Must of watched it 30/40 probably more times. At one point me my brother and a mate watched it that much we knew ever line of dialogue. It was awesome. 💙🤍

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Dominic T

@Dom2Chilly Sep 10, 2026

9.1/10. Classic great action movie, very cool for the time. Some silly scenes with senseless shooting though. Great acting and writing. Really entertaining.

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A J

@Joney Sep 7, 2026

Testosterone fuelled hyper violence, it is glorious. They don't make em like this anymore!! Unbelievably entertaining horror throughout with great characters, for 87 this was highly impressive

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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)

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