{"id":244560,"date":"2025-11-05T03:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T03:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/244560\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T03:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T03:14:07","slug":"badlands-rotten-tomatoes-score-revealed-as-first-reviews-land-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/244560\/","title":{"rendered":"BADLANDS Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed As First Reviews Land Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

The full review embargo for 20th Century Studios and director Dan Trachtennerg’s Predator: Badlands has now lifted (you can check out our verdict\u00a0here<\/a>), and critics have been weighting-in with their thoughts on the next live-action entry in the long-running sci-fi action franchise.<\/p>\n

Initial social media reactions were mostly very positive, and the reviews have followed suit. Badlands has been getting 3 and 4-star write-ups from the majority of outlets, although there are also a handful of negative verdicts.<\/p>\n

Trachtenberg comes in for universal praise for trying something different and shaking up the usual Predator formula, and the lighter, buddy movie vibe was a welcome change for many critics. Others weren’t as won over by the more family-friendly approach, however, and some seem to feel that this Predator has been de-fanged to a certain degree.<\/p>\n

Predator: Badlands is currently sitting at a very impressive 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 64 reviews. For comparison’s sake, Prey is at 94%, Killer of Killers is at 95% – the highest rating of the franchise – and the original Predator has a surprisingly low 65%.<\/p>\n

Have a read through the reviews below, and we’ll continue to update as more are shared online.<\/p>\n

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The first reviews are in for #PredatorBadlands<\/a> – currently it’s Fresh at 86% on the Tomatometer, with 51 reviews: https:\/\/t.co\/W113xM6Mdb<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NzYHBmLo8u<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Rotten Tomatoes \ud83c\udf45 (@RottenTomatoes) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Predator: Badlands” rewrites the rules of the #Predator<\/a> franchise with exhilarating, futuristic action and, more importantly, depth and character to spare.<\/p>\n

Like John McTiernan’s 1987 “Predator,” #PredatorBadlands<\/a> challenges regressive masculine values, TheWrap film critic\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/mA3Qhbjw6N<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 TheWrap (@TheWrap) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2018Predator: Badlands\u2019 Review: Elle Fanning Is a Lovable Robot BFF to the Sweetest Predator Yet in a Deft, Disarmingly Kindhearted Franchise Entry https:\/\/t.co\/XPrORAhf91<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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#PredatorBadlands<\/a> is an “inspired new entry” in the franchise as director Dan Trachtenberg “finds fresh excitement pairing Elle Fanning as an ‘Alien’-style synth with a runt Predator with everything to prove.”<\/p>\n

Read Variety’s review here: https:\/\/t.co\/PsFjaqfKTi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/38tgU2DTN8<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Variety (@Variety) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Had fun with #PredatorBadlands<\/a>, a movie that on paper sounds like a grumpy middle aged man\u2019s joke pitch for a \u2018woke predator\u2019 movie (a Predator learns empathy from a girl robot!) that works better than it should. Mostly.<\/p>\n

My @looper<\/a> review: https:\/\/t.co\/hnesyRj61E<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MNL0M4mnWP<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Alistair’s Great Tweets (@YesitsAlistair) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Set in the distant future, Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands is a blockbuster action-adventure that flips the franchise’s formula on its head.<\/p>\n

For the full verdict, read our 3.5\/5\u2b50 review \u2b07\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/QfJmYuzhEP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/w0c6u9HL4G<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Total Film (@totalfilm) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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“The most fun Predator since the original.”<\/p>\n

Outcast Yautja runt Dek journeys to a death planet to prove himself by hunting his biggest prey yet in #PredatorBadlands<\/a> \u2013 in UK cinemas Friday.<\/p>\n

Read the Empire review: https:\/\/t.co\/GxdIA5rgot<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rFat0Dtv9O<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Empire (@empiremagazine) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Predator: Badlands is a total blast (i’m down for anything that feels like a live-action Scavengers Reign), and Elle Fanning is *fantastic* as a legless synthetic who’s just happy to be there. another killer installment from Dan Trachtenberg.<\/p>\n

my review: https:\/\/t.co\/5Ha7Dza8y9<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OG8S7oJEaW<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Director Dan Trachtenberg takes his third crack at Yautja lore with Predator: Badlands, and this time the protagonist is the galaxy\u2019s most notorious trophy hunter himself. It\u2019s a pretty wild shift in perspective for the franchise, but one that Trachtenberg pulls off.<\/p>\n

Read our\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/hcgDTfjsXP<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 IGN (@IGN) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2018Predator: Badlands\u2019 Review: The Extra-Terrestrial Killing Machine Loses Its Menacing Mojo In An FX-Heavy But Otherwise Lightweight Sc-fi Fantasy https:\/\/t.co\/QpC98kwARa<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Deadline (@DEADLINE) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2018PREDATOR: BADLANDS\u2019 is the first movie in the franchise to have the Predator as the hero, but does it succeed?<\/p>\n

Find out more in our review\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/lXXcRJdHia<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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Predator Badlands Review: It\u2019s Super Fun, but it\u2019s also VERY PG-13 and Tame https:\/\/t.co\/eDYCv36XEi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VOOCpPHXy4<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Arrow in the Head (@arrowinthehead) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Predator: Badlands is helmed by returning director Dan Trachtenberg (Prey, 10 Cloverfield Lane) and marks the franchise\u2019s highly anticipated return to the big screen with a story that expands and redefines the Predator Universe.<\/p>\n

Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, Badlands follows a young Predator outcast (played by newcomer Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) who finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Elle Fanning) as he embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.<\/p>\n

Produced by John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt and Brent O\u2019Connor, Predator: Badlands opens exclusively in movie theaters on November 7 in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, RealD (3D), Cinemark XD, 4DX, ScreenX and premium screens everywhere.<\/p>\n