Predators

2025 1h 37m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 51

DocumentaryCrime

Synopsis

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In the mid-aughts, Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator drew millions of weekly viewers to watch sting operations: men planning to meet minors for sex would instead be confronted by polished host Chris Hansen, then by the police — all on hidden camera.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chris Hansen
Self - Host, To Catch a Predator
Mark de Rond
Self - Ethnographer
Dani Jayden
Self - Decoy
Casey Mauro
Self - Decoy
Dan Schrack
Self - Decoy
Greg Stumbo
Self - Former KY Attorney General
Byron Harris
Self - Retired WFAA-Dallas Reporter
John Roach
Self - Former District Attorney

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Osit
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Osit, shot by David Osit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tim Hecker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Osit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Chris Hansen and Mark de Rond and Dani Jayden carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34963732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Osit directs. David Osit behind the camera. Tim Hecker scores. David Osit cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by David Osit, shot by David Osit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tim Hecker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor David Osit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chris Hansen and Mark de Rond and Dani Jayden carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt34963732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "interview", "arrest", "hidden camera", "sting operation".