Predator

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

John McTiernan’s tight direction of the film’s bloody action makes up for the somewhat stilted performances.

Aug 4, 2023

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

It's arguably one of the emptiest, feeblest, most derivative scripts ever made as a major studio movie. There's no need to do a Mad magazine movie parody of this; it's already on the screen.

Apr 22, 2022

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Michael H. Price

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

The emotional and physical vulnerability that Predator imposes on Schwarzenegger make this easily his best film of an often impressive round of muss-'em-up thrillers.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 22, 2022

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Michael Sragow

San Francisco Examiner

A brainless brawn extravaganza, a cat-and-louse saga that has little of the Conan movies' outlandishness and none of the compulsive drive and storytelling logic that made The Terminator a B-movie classic.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 3, 2023

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Ian Bailey

Ottawa Citizen

Predator is probably the best movie ever made about a band of mercenaries being pursued through the jungles of Central America by a vicious extraterrestrial.

Oct 3, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

With McTiernan’s craftsmanlike direction delivering action scenes that are easy to follow and, at times, simply wowing, Predator finds itself among the best of the big, R-rated action movies.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Michael

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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cat a

This movie has the raw scenes, the handshake meme and great actors.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/24

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Marcos V

One of the Best Action Movies Ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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C B

This is considered a classic for a reason. From the action to the acting, from the music to the plot. There is nothing which disappoints. The pacing is excellent and the environment is as much or a character as the cast themselves. The crown jewel is the Predator himself. For the technology of the time, this legendary cinema monster is brought to life in a way that few other aliens ever have been on the big screen. I can think of no way in which this movie could have ever been improved. It truly is the perfect 80s action monster movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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Ric K

Definitely one of my all time favourites. Kevin Peter hall was the best person to play the predator in 1 and 2

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/24

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Audience Member

John Mctiernan make a excellent job doing predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger and all the crew members the movie is part science fiction, part muscle, part safari, and part army.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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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: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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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