Prey (2022)
85%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: NA
The rare action thriller that spikes adrenaline without skimping on character development, Prey is a Predator prequel done right.
If you’re looking for a movie that’ll get your heart racing and still give you some good character development, Prey is the one for you. It’s like a prequel to Predator, but actually done well (sorry, not sorry). This action thriller is a rare gem that’ll have you on the edge of your seat.
Production Company(ies)
20th Century Studios, Alien, Davis Entertainment, Hulu, Indigenous Stories, Social
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Hulu)
Filming Location(s)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Aug 5, 2022
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Amber Midthunder, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, written by Patrick Aison, action, adventure, sci-fi, R-rated, Predator prequel, Comanche Nation, young woman warrior, highly skilled, legendary hunters, Great Plains, evolved alien predator, technically advanced arsenal, vicious showdown, strong bloody violence, John Davis, John Fox, Jhane Myers, Dolby Atmos, scope (2.35:1), box office performance, budget, reviewed by Adam Kempenaar, Adam Nayman, Valerie Complex, Esther Zuckerman, Noel Murray, Wendy Ide, Eileen Jones, Ruth Maramis, George Elkind, Robert W Butler, Nick Johnston, Omar Holmon, produced by John Davis, John Fox, Jhane Myers
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $40,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $40,000,000
Production budget ranking: 930
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $21,540,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Dakota Beavers – self
Stormee Kipp – self
Michelle Thrush – self
Julian Black Antelope – self
Stefany Mathias – Sumu
John Davis – Producer
John Fox – Producer
Jhane Myers – Producer
Dan Trachtenberg – Director
Patrick Aison – Writer
Director(s)
Dan Trachtenberg
Writer(s)
Patrick Aison
Producer(s)
John Davis, John Fox, Jhane Myers
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (218) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (201) | Rotten (17)
The rare franchise installment that finds a fresh, compelling spin on the material while also effectively drawing inspiration from the original without being suffocated by it.
August 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Adam Kempenaar
Filmspotting
TOP CRITIC
Hulu’s clever prequel to Predator is so much more than IP exploitation—it’s bloodthirsty, self-assured, and crowd-pleasing
August 10, 2022
Adam Nayman
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
Trachtenberg took an unprecedented risk and succeeded
August 9, 2022
Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
TOP CRITIC
The result is pretty fun, if also a tonal mishmash of goofiness and gorgeous landscapes.
August 9, 2022
Esther Zuckerman
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
A “Predator” story should have well-crafted and excitingly staged scenes of humans fighting an alien. This picture has plenty.
August 8, 2022
Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
A prequel to the Predator series that stays true to the essence of the original – stylishly violent, stickily graphic, impossibly tense – while also working satisfyingly as a self-contained entity.
August 7, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Hollywood loves to crank out boring action movies. But Hulu’s Prey is anything but. It plays off of and reverses long-standing Hollywood tropes about Native Americans to craft an alien thriller that actually delivers.
August 12, 2022
Eileen Jones
The Jacobin
A thrilling and suspenseful horror action-adventure. The filmmakers incorporate the Indigenous cultural aspect in a clever way that works for the story, featuring a phenomenal female protagonist who’s a force to be reckoned with.
August 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Ruth Maramis
FlixChatter Film Blog
Prey basks in a visual style that’s attractive but rarely expressive: a capable sort of commercial work.
August 11, 2022
George Elkind
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
The performances are unforced and natural; both Midthunder and Beavers exude screen charisma without making a big deal of it. Technically the film is quite beautiful, evoking the sort of pristine wilderness captured so hauntingly in The Revenant.
August 11, 2022 | Rating: B
Robert W. Butler
Butler’s Cinema Scene
It’s the kind of franchise-furthering sequel that actively plays on your memories of the prior films without just defaulting to the hit parade.
August 11, 2022
Nick Johnston
Vanyaland
[Prey is] my favorite Predator movie.
August 11, 2022
Omar Holmon
Black Nerd Problems…
Plot
Naru, a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains. So when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries. Fifth installment in the Predator franchise.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The movie takes place on the Northern Great Plains, but says that the warriors are Comanche. There Comanche were not a tribe on the Northern Great Plains. The Comanche were in Texas, eastern New Mexico, and the most southern part of Kansas. Tribes of the Northern Great Plains included Assiniboine, Sioux, Crow, Blackfeet, Plains Cree, Ojibwa, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara. The Northern Great Plains extended from Northern Nebraska to Canada and didn’t include any part of the traditional Comanche territory.
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