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By Griff Griffin
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“Predator: Badlands” is attracting significant buzz in theaters, but is it the best film in the long-running sci-fi franchise?
The year 1987 saw the release of the series’s first film, “Predator.” It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch, a mercenary leader attacked by a ruthless alien hunter in the jungles of Guatemala during a rescue mission.
The sequel came three years later in 1990 and takes the action to the urban jungle of Los Angeles. Danny Glover stars as the police lieutenant solving strange murders that ultimately turn out to be perpetrated by the fearsome extraterrestrial.
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Over the next two decades, a string of poorly reviewed, badly received “Predator” movies followed. That is until 2022, when prequel film “Prey” got the series back on course with its thrilling tale of a Comanche warrior protecting her tribe from a powerful Predator.
All ‘Predator’ Movies Ranked
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
IMDb score: 4.6/10
Year of release: 2007
Cast: Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription; Prime Video, Apple TV — rent/buy
The Predator
IMDb score: 5.3/10
Year of release: 2018
Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Olivia Munn, Keegan-Michael Key
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription; Prime Video, Apple TV — rent/buy
Alien vs. Predator
IMDb score: 5.7/10
Year of release: 2004
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Colin Salmon
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription; Prime Video, Apple TV — rent/buy
Predator 2
IMDb score: 6.3/10
Year of release: 1990
Cast: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription; Prime Video, Apple TV — rent/buy
Predators
IMDb score: 6.4/10
Year of release: 2010
Cast: Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription; Prime Video, Apple TV — rent/buy
Prey
IMDb score: 7.1/10
Year of release: 2022
Cast: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription
Predator: Badlands
IMDb score: 7.3/10
Year of release: 2025
Cast: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Ravi Narayan
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu — rent/buy
Predator: Killer of Killers
IMDb score: 7.4/10
Year of release: 2025
Cast (voice): Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Rick Gonzalez, Michael Biehn
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription; Disney+ — included with subscription
Predator
IMDb score: 7.8/10
Year of release: 1987
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Kevin Peter Hall
Where to watch: Hulu — included with subscription; Prime Video, Apple TV — rent/buy
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