How to Watch the Predator Movies in Chronological Order

Predator Movies successful (Chronological) Order

1. Prey (2022)

Prey is simply a prequel and truthful designed to beryllium watched after everything other (especially Predator 2) but if 1 is genuinely looking to instrumentality successful the Predator franchise successful chronological bid this is the spot to begin. Set successful 1719, crossed the the Great Plains, Prey follows a young Comanche woman, Naru (Amber Midthunder), who gets much than she bargains for erstwhile she accompanies her member connected a hunt and winds up successful the crosshairs of a (more primitive) Predator. Determined to beryllium herself, Naru sets her sights connected taking the alien stalker down successful this caller and thrilling instrumentality from the three-decade saga.

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2. Predator (1987)

It each started with 1987's Predator, directed by Die Hard's John McTiernan and starring heyday Arnold Schwarzenegger, on with Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke, and Shane Black (who would nonstop his ain Predator movie galore years later). Predator is an awesome enactment classical wherever a near-unstoppable subject rescue squad gets their asses handed to them by a terrifying invisible unit successful the jungles of South America. When the attacker is revealed to beryllium an alien huntsman retired connected its ain mentation of a sinister safari, Schwarzenegger's Dutch indispensable fig retired however to ambush and decision a monster airy years up of him successful tech and tactics.

3. Predator 2 (1990)

A fewer years later, Predator returned to multiplexes for much massacres and mayhem, but this clip with a implicit alteration of formed and setting. Taking spot amongst a near-future heatwave/crimewave -- 1997 Los Angeles -- Predator 2 follows cops played by Danny Glover, Bill Paxton, Ruben Blades, and María Conchita Alonso arsenic they effort to not lone woody with a bloody Cartel warfare connected the streets, but a badass alien Predator too, stalking the cityscape for victims.

4. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

After 14 years -- with novels, comics, and video games keeping the franchise flames lit -- Predator came backmost successful a immense mode with a afloat crossover movie, merging with the Alien saga, which hadn't been dormant but decidedly struggled to find its footing successful the '90s. Alien vs. Predator, from Resident Evil/Event Horizon's Paul W. S. Anderson, was a large hit, injecting caller beingness into some sci-fi/horror properties. Set successful "present day" America, AVP introduced a nasty spot of past connecting the Yautja and Xenomorphs. Namely that Predators had been conducting hunts connected Earth for centuries utilizing humans arsenic breeding bodies for Xenos, and past hunting down the Xeno swarm for "right of passage" sport. Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, and Ewen Bremner star.

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5. Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)

The sequel to AVP, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, picks up close wherever AVP near off, truthful timeline-wise this is each the aforesaid battle. Not arsenic palmy arsenic its predecessor (hence it being the last crossover film) Requiem delivered an Alien-Predator hybrid, known arsenic the "Predalien," arsenic it attacked a tiny Colorado municipality and a Predator "cleaner" being dispatched to instrumentality down this caller monstrosity.

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6. Predators (2010)

The lone Predator movie to not instrumentality spot connected Earth, Predators, from Robert Rodriguez, looked to shingle up the look a spot by bringing audiences to a distant planet, a Yautja crippled reserve. With a slayer formed including Adrien Brody, Walton Goggins, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, and Alice Braga, Predators showed fans however humans, specifically "established killers," are abducted and utilized for athletics betwixt 2 warring Yautja tribes.

Timeline-wise, this is simply a tricky one. It's ne'er intelligibly stated erstwhile this each happens. Meaning, the Earth year. But it's casual capable to conscionable presume it's 2010, erstwhile the movie was released. Or, successful the precise least, based connected the characters, the aboriginal 21st Century. So Predators tin acceptable into your chronological viewing plans here, astatine fig six, oregon you tin prevention it for last.

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7. The Predator (2018)

Despite Predators being a humble deed it would inactive beryllium 8 years earlier a caller Predator movie deed the large surface and with 2018's The Predator, director/co-writers Shane Black (Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) would instrumentality the franchise backmost to its archetypal look (which helium himself starred in) by presenting a squad of unstable soldiers -- played by the likes of Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Jane and Game of Thrones' Alfie Allen -- who instrumentality connected a brace of rampaging Predators and thwart their Yautja schemes (which impact DNA splicing). The movie ends with a tease for more, portion alternate/unused endings featured clip traveling versions of some Alien's Ellen Ripley and Rebecca "Newt" Jorden successful a caller drawback for crossover gold.

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How to Watch the Predator Movies by Release Date

If you're looking to ticker each the movies successful theatrical merchandise order, the close database is below:

1. Predator (1987)
2. Predator 2 (1990)
3. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
4. Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
5. Predators (2010)
6. The Predator (2018)
7. Prey (2022)

The Future of the Predator Franchise

Two caller Predator movies volition beryllium released successful 2025. Predator: Badlands, successful theaters November 7, 2025, volition prima Elle Fanning and diagnostic Predator arsenic the protagonist, according to manager Dan Trachtenberg.

The 2nd movie, besides directed by Trachtenberg, was kept concealed for rather immoderate time. However, we tin present corroborate that Predator: Killer of Killers, is an animated movie that follows 3 antithetic encounters with the eventual slayer astatine assorted points successful history. The movie is acceptable to merchandise straight onto Hulu connected June 6.

Matt Fowler is simply a freelance amusement writer/critic, covering TV news, reviews, interviews and features connected IGN for 13+ years.

Originally posted:

Apr 8, 2025 10:54 pm