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Predators (2010)

By Jeffrey Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 18+

Alien-fighting sequel is heavy on sci-fi violence.

Movie R 2010 106 minutes
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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

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age 15+

Based on 17 parent reviews

Manderin
Manderin Parent of 15-year-old
January 18, 2023
age 18+

Sexual references left out of main review!!!

Not appropriate for children. So thankful I accidentally clicked the link for another review site when coming to check here. This reviewer missed the most inappropriate things in the movie! I couldn't care less about most violence, but perverse sexual references are not something I allow my children to be exposed to. Its the main reason I check Common Sense Media before watching any new movie with my family. From the other review site : A man stares at a woman's back side and mentions what an "awesome ass" she has. A man shows a tattoo of a topless woman on his stomach. A man says he hopes to rape many women when he gets back home. Leaving out such hugely inappropriate language is not okay! Common Sense Media *used* to be great about catching every little thing, but in recent years it's really gone down hill. There has been more than one occasion where they left out huge, major issues. Sadly can no longer trust the reviews here to always be 100% accurate. Very disappointing. If I had trusted this review and watched with my family I would be LIVID right now!
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Ecclesyus
Ecclesyus Parent of 15 and 17-year-old
May 15, 2023
age 18+

It has talk about drugs and rape, so we shut it off.

It seemed cool at first, but one of the main characters said something about the ladys butt, then later on talked about doing cocaine and raping women. We shut it off, because we dont like trash like that.

This title has:

Too much sex
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
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What's the Story?

In PREDATORS, a mercenary named Royce (Adrien Brody) wakes up while falling through the sky. He crash lands in a weird jungle and finds seven others in the same situation -- including Isabelle (Alice Braga), Edwin (Topher Grace), and Cuchillo (Danny Trejo) -- all fighters, killers, and warriors from different parts of the world. They soon discover that they're actually on an alien world and that a race of deadly hunters -- capable of cloaking themselves and reading heat signatures -- is lurking nearby. With Royce at the lead, the eight humans must learn to adapt and work together if they hope to survive and possibly find a way back home.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (17 ):
Kids say (36 ):

Almost totally abandoning any storylines from the not very good Predator predecessors, this movie is admirably stripped-down and simplified. Director Nimrod Antal and producer Robert Rodriguez keep the pace nimble, using the jungle setting for maximum atmosphere. Even the rest breaks between attacks contain a tingly sense of dread.

The script, on the other hand, never goes very deep. For example, one character is seen removing his expensive shoes (to avoid getting them muddy), and nothing ever comes of it. And the idea of two different races of predators isn't used very interestingly, either. Nor does Predators do anything interesting with the wild card character, the doctor played by Grace. Still, it's easy to forgive this lapse of imagination while enjoying the movie's well-engineered action and mood.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the violence in Predators. What impact does it have? Is it thrilling and exciting, or disturbing? Why?

  • Was the movie scary? Why or why not?

  • How does this movie compare to others in the Predator franchise? What does it have in common with them? What sets it apart?

  • What's the difference between being "alive" and being "human"?

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