Predator: Badlands

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Predator: Badlands

PG-13

2025

1h 47m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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"Predator: Badlands," which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

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Critics Consensus

Director Dan Trachtenberg continues to take the Predator franchise in exciting new directions with Badlands, a rollicking adventure that transforms one of cinema's most iconic brutes into a hero worth rooting for.

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Audience Says

While some purists may miss the primal intensity of the original R-rated classic, Badlands adds surprising layers to Dek, the new Predator, and sets up an exciting future for the iconic franchise.

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Kyle Logan

Chicago Reader

Nov 23

4/5

Bursting with astonishing blends of practical and digital effects, thrilling action, beautifully shot vistas, and equally heartfelt and humorous character dynamics.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Nov 15

3/4

Elle Fanning does the monster mash and brings audiences back to theaters in droves by lacing the action with laughs

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Rebecca Onion

Slate

Nov 14

Every franchise needs to find a way to mix things up, and Trachtenberg has done it.

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Marlon Wallace

The M Report (WBOC.com)

5d

...deconstructing the brutal and merciless culture, established in the previous films. Trachtenberg is critiquing the machismo and solo warrior themes that certainly kicked off this franchise... more about embracing sensitivity and friendship...

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

6d

55/100

Predator Badlands is what happens when a studio isn’t sure what makes a franchise work,so instead of subverting convention, they instead rely heavily on tried and true, missing the potential right in front of them.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Feb 12

4/5

All of this coalesces into an absolute thrill-ride that one wants to experience immediately after it’s over.

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Ric

1d

Second best Predator movie ever made, except for the original.

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The Movie Mob

1d

Brutal, funny, and unexpectedly heartfelt — Badlands takes the Predator out of the shadows and into the spotlight, and somehow makes you cheer for him along the way.

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Angela K

2d

I was actually pleasantly impressed with this edition to the franchise. I'm not a huge fan of these films, but i went to see this with my boys because they wanted to see it, and I'm happy I did. I enjoyed it way more then some of the others made in recent years and I really enjoyed how they mixed a little humour in which they normally haven't done in previous movies. It made it a nice balance all around instead just all-out-killing scenes.

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Christian F

Feb 11

Sam Rockwell alone was worth the price of admission, but that feeling you get when you laugh at something horrific but it’s too funny not to…? Oh we are all going to hell after this film! Top it all off with a respect for your audience and a memorable ending. Thoroughly enjoyed this experience.

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Ben W

Feb 10

O.K. Some fun action and I enjoyed the character dynamics. Some shoddy CGI, which was a bit disappointing. But overall fun.

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Tracie

Feb 7

It was not what I had expected! Hood movie with a great story line.

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Synopsis

"Predator: Badlands," which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Producer: John Davis, Brent O'Connor, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt
Screenwriter: Patrick Aison
Distributor: 20th Century Studios
Production Co: Davis Entertainment, Lawrence Gordon Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $91.0M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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