Predator: Killer of Killers
Hulu seems to have developed a hobby in making amazing Predator movies that don’t go anywhere near theaters. First it was Prey in 2022, now it’s Predator: Killer of Killers from the same director, Dan Trachtenberg.
This time around, Killer of Killers is animated, but that has unleashed the series to make an exceptional entry without spending $200 million on VFX. Rather, it’s just gorgeously animated and written, and guess what? It’s reviewed better than every single other movie in the series. Here’s the full list, and how it stacks up:
- Predator: Killer of Killers – 97%
- Prey – 94%
- Predator – 80%
- Predators – 65%
- The Predator – 34%
- Predator 2 – 29%
- Alien Vs. Predator – 21%
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem – 12%
Predator Killer of Killers
I mean, I know the Alien vs. Predator movies weren’t good, but wow, those scores. I am also firmly okay with Trachtenberg’s Killer of Killers and Prey being the top two rated Predator movies as I mean, they are the two best movie. I know it’s hard to say that over the classic original, but I am willing to overlook nostalgia to examine which are literally better movies. And those two are.
Killer of Killers follows three warriors from different periods in history set against different Predator variants, using the tools of their time to take them on before a larger-scale conflict that will merge all the stories. The fight scenes are absolutely insane, and the mini-stories that lead up to the end are fantastic. My only complaint is that I wish the last act was a bit longer.
Prey
I did like Prey better, personally. Killer of Killers very much does feel like that film in the sense that it’s going through history and imagining different Predator battles past its modern day setting. But both are excellent.
There is further good news here. Trachtenberg is also directing Predator: Badlands, which is out November 7, 2025, and will star Elle Fanning and is set on the Predators’ homeworld. Fanning will play a Weyland-Yutani android, crossing over to the Alien universe yet again. It also will feature Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek, an outcast from his species and a good guy rather than bad.
Clearly, this is Trachtenberg’s lane. It’s hard to imagine that Badlands will not deliver, given what we’ve seen here. Go and watch Predator: Killer of Killers on Hulu right now if you disagree.
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