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Name: Predator
Director: John McTiernan
Genre: action, adventure, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 1987
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.8

Predator has an iRankMovies score of 67.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Predator (1987)

Soon the hunt will begin.

Release:1987

Runtime:1h 47m

Country:United States

Director:John McTiernan

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

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Keywords

Guerrilla WarfareCentral And South AmericaPredatorTrapAlien survivalStalkingCreature

iRank68

Predator rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 500K votes

Rotten Tomatoes64%

Metacritic47%

TMDb7.553/10· 9K votes

With 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Predator

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

Cast of Predator

Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
Carl Weathers
as Al Dillon
Kevin Peter Hall
as The Predator / Helicopter Pilot
Elpidia Carrillo
as Anna Gonsalves
Bill Duke
as Mac Eliot
Jesse Ventura
as Blain Cooper
Sonny Landham
as Billy Sole
Richard Chaves
as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
R.G. Armstrong
as Major General Homer Phillips
Shane Black
as Rick Hawkins
Peter Cullen
as Predator (voice) (uncredited)
Steve Boyum
as Hostage Executed by the Russian (uncredited)

Predator facts

Budget: $15M
Box office: $98.3M
Collection: Predator Collection

Our take on Predator

John McTiernan's 1987 sci-fi action classic drops a squad of elite commandos into a Central American jungle for a covert rescue, only for the mission to curdle into something far stranger. One by one, the hardened soldiers realize they are being stalked by an unseen extraterrestrial hunter that treats them as prey. What begins as muscular military action tightens into a lean survival thriller, trading firepower for dread as the men are picked off in the sweltering green. Expect taut tension, practical menace and a lethally simple premise executed with precision. It's ideal for fans of vintage action and creature horror who like their thrills primal, sweaty and relentlessly suspenseful.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Director orchestrates relentless action with genuine tension and thrills
•Alien creature design remains iconic and terrifying throughout entire film
•Ensemble commando dynamics create camaraderie and character differentiation

What the audience disliked

•Script relies on thin characterization and one-dimensional action hero archetypes
•Plot progression feels secondary to action sequences and creature showcasing

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