Predators (2025 film)
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| Directed by | David Osit |
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| Cinematography | David Osit |
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| Music by | Tim Hecker |
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| Distributed by | MTV Documentary Films |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Predators is a 2025 documentary film produced and directed by David Osit. It follows the rise and fall of the television program To Catch a Predator, which aired on NBC from 2004 to 2007.[1]
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2025, and is scheduled to be released on September 19, 2025, by MTV Documentary Films.
Premise
[edit]Follows the rise and fall of the television program To Catch a Predator, which aired on NBC from 2004 to 2007.
Production
[edit]David Osit wanted to make a documentary revolving around To Catch a Predator after finding a fan community on Reddit, which included raw and unaired footage.[2] Osit additionally wanted to explore copycat versions of the show made by other people.[3]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2025,[4] where it was cited as one of the best films of the festival by numerous publications including IndieWire, Vanity Fair, Variety and Rolling Stone.[5]
In March 2025, MTV Documentary Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[6] It is scheduled to be released on September 19, 2025.[7]
Reception
[edit]Predators received positive reviews from film critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". In his Critic's Pick review for IndieWire, David Ehrlich referred to the film as "raw and riveting",[8] and Variety critic Guy Lodge wrote, "Osit’s brilliant, subtly needling film leaves us unnerved and alert, but not certain of our convictions -- an outcome, perhaps, that more true-crime programming should pursue."[9].
References
[edit]- ^ “Predators” Examines the Tangled Legacy of “To Catch a Predator”|Sundance Film Festival
- ^ Schindel, Dan (January 24, 2025). ""Emotional Ping-Pong": David Osit's 'Predators' Moves Beyond True Crime Binaries". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ Lang, Brent (January 26, 2025). "'To Catch a Predator' Became a Ratings Sensation By Exposing Internet Sex Predators. A New Sundance Documentary Examines Its Complicated Legacy". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ Fear, David (2025-02-02). "10 Best Movies at Sundance 2025". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (March 24, 2025). "MTV Documentary Films Acquires Sundance Doc 'Predators'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Predators: Production Notes" (PDF). The Film Collaborative. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (2025-01-26). "'Predators' Review: A Damning Look at the Legacy of 'To Catch a Predator' Argues that We're All Complicit in America's Perverted Sense of Justice". IndieWire. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (2025-01-26). "'Predators' Review: David Osit's Quietly Trenchant Documentary Asks What Truth Came Out of a True-Crime Phenomenon". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-30.