The Predator

"The hunt has evolved."

2018 1h 47m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 5,302

Science FictionActionThriller

Synopsis

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When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

“The hunt has evolved.”

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Cast

Boyd Holbrook
Quinn McKenna
Trevante Rhodes
Nebraska Williams
Sterling K. Brown
Traeger
Jacob Tremblay
Rory McKenna
Keegan-Michael Key
Coyle
Olivia Munn
Casey Brackett
Thomas Jane
Baxley
Alfie Allen
Lynch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shane Black
Writers: Fred Dekker, Shane Black, J. Todd Anderson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $88M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Predator Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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436+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shane Black, shot by Larry Fong. 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 Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Boyd Holbrook and Trevante Rhodes and Sterling K. Brown carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shane Black directs. Larry Fong behind the camera. Henry Jackman scores. Billy Weber cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $88M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Part of the "Predator Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4436+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Shane Black, shot by Larry Fong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Billy Weber shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Boyd Holbrook and Trevante Rhodes and Sterling K. Brown carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The hunt has evolved.".
10IMDB entry: tt3829266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Larry Fong
Original score: Henry Jackman
Editing: Billy Weber
Production design: Martin Whist
Costume design: Tish Monaghan
Makeup / hair: Beverly Hoy
VFX supervisor: Matt Sloan
Sound: David Giammarco
Stunt coordinator: Guy Bews
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $88,000,000
Box office: $160,542,134
Return: 182% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Predator (2018)

Part of

Predator Collection

A science fiction action film series centered on a warrior class extraterrestrial species with technologically advanced weaponry that travel to Earth to trophy hunt human beings.

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Shane2018-09-15
★ 4/10
A complete waste of opportunity. The film smacks of studio interference and bad decisions. It starts off decent enough but at the halfway point it turns into a shambles and it does feel as if a lot of it ended up on the cutting room floor. The music was very intrusive and some scenes were so badly lit you had no idea who was just killed or even what killed them. Some knowing nods to the earlier Predator films was a nice touch and it was good they didn't skimp on the gore and violence but all in all it's a bad movie. Stick to Predator and Predators.
Gimly2018-09-20
★ 5/10
My mind was racing as I watched The Predator in the cinema tonight. I'd heard virtually nothing good about it so my anxious brain kicked into overdrive the whole time the film was going on. As a result of that, I almost feel like I experienced three movies in that theatre. First, obviously the movie on the screen. Secondly, the awesome movie I was theorising could unfurl at the result of each new sequence and plot point, but that sadly never did. And thirdly, the inexcusably awful and franchise-ruining movie that I feared it was about to take a hard left turn into at any minute, and thankfully never did. And that's really my experience on The Predator overall, and the reason for a stalemate "2.5 outta 5" review: It wasn't as good as it should have been, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Unfortunately, when the movie I'm writing in my head alongside watching it is better than what's actually on screen, when you take into account that I'm an unimaginative, talentless hack, really doesn't cut it for a sequel to Predator, one of of only five movies I've ever given a perfect rating to. The best parts of The Predator are when there is an eponymous Predator on screen. So you might think, "Oh it's not a good movie, but it's a good Predator movie", and fair enough a conclusion to draw, but no. Part of the problem is, this movie really could have been pulled off with any aliens at all. Take out the Yautja and replace them with... I dunno, the blue skinned pogo-stick people of Planet Hurfadump, and it can still play out functionally the same. See, although I enjoyed watching the Predators do their thing, there was really nothing beyond cosmetic similarities that made them the Predators we've seen in every movie preceding this one. I think possibly part of the reason for that is that every other movie with a Predator in it has been an Action Horror movie (albeit Action Horror with ever-increasing Sci-Fi elements from film to film) whereas The Predator is an Action Comedy, just one with some gore. Now I don't think that taking it that route was necessarily and... abysmal failure, let's say, but was Action Comedy the best way to take the Predator franchise? I think it's pretty clear that the answer is no. Ironic that that direction is being taken by Shane Black, the man who has a history with Predator purely because the crew of the first film were determined to have him to work on the script, which he refused. Now here we are more 30 years later and Shane Black finally has put his name on a Predator movie, and it's not even good. Fuck. At least it's better than AvP: Requiem!
Sundance Kid2018-11-26
★ 2/10
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was inclined to step out of the theater to check if I was sitting in the right room. But there it was, definitely a Predator, but obviously totally misplaced in a ridiculous movie - ridiculous story, ridiculous characters, ridiculous acting, ridiculous everything. I was so upset. One of the diamonds of a movie genre thrown in the dirt and made fun of. If you want to see how that's done, watch this one. A total waste of money - on production side and on cinema visitor's side.