Collection
Predator
The hunter that has found Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, the Comanche and its own past.
Which order? Release order; Prey (2022) is the one to start with if you skip the rest.
The films, in release order
- 1
Predator 1987John McTiernan turns a jungle commando film into a gripping alien hunt, with Schwarzenegger convincing as a man who can be hurt. Crude dialogue and thin characterisation are the caveats; the suspense earns the evening.Fi1m 84 - 2
Predator 2 1990Stephen Hopkins takes the hunter out of the jungle and into a sweating, shouting Los Angeles, and the noise is the point. It is cruder than the original, but Danny Glover and a subway car full of armed commuters make it worth an evening.Fi1m 63 - 3
Predators 2010Nimród Antal’s back-to-basics sequel starts with real menace: strangers dropped into a jungle that turns out not to be ours. The first hour is lean and tense; the second loses the map, and Adrien Brody’s hard man never quite convinces.Fi1m 60 - 4
The Predator 2018Shane Black’s sequel is funny for stretches and never once frightening, and its parts do not join. A strong cast trades insults on a bus while the creature waits in a lab; when they finally meet, the lights go out.Fi1m 48 - 5
Prey 2022Dan Trachtenberg strips the Predator back to one hunter, one alien and a lot of open grass, and Amber Midthunder carries it without raising her voice. It is lean, bloody and satisfying; the digital animals and a few modern lines are the price.Fi1m 76 - 6
Predator: Badlands 2025Dan Trachtenberg turns the series’ monster into its underdog and pairs him with Elle Fanning’s talkative synthetic, and the odd couple carry it. It is likeable, well built and gentler than a Predator film has any business being.Fi1m 70
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