Summary
When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 41Audiences 43GoodWatch 43
Metascore48
Tomatometer34%
IMDb5.3
Letterboxd · 207 K ratings2.1/5
User score4.2
Audience score32%
Box office
1.8×its budget
- Budget
- $88 M
- Worldwide
- $161 M
Worldwide it earned $73 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for sci-fi movies, +8 min on the typical 99
typical 99107Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 63 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
+53Released
2018
September 5, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
Science FictionActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 47
Boyd HolbrookQuinn McKenna
Trevante RhodesNebraska Williams
Sterling K. BrownTraeger
Jacob TremblayRory McKenna
Keegan-Michael KeyCoyle
Olivia MunnCasey Brackett
Thomas JaneBaxley
Alfie AllenLynch
Augusto AguileraNettles
Jake BuseyKeyes
Yvonne StrahovskiEmily
Brian A. PrincePredator
Mike DopudDupree
Niall MatterSapir
Javier LacroixCantina Bartender
Gabriel LaBelleEJ
Nikolas DukicDerek
RJ FetherstonhaughAgent Church- JSJames S. SalisburyHelicopter Pilot
Garry ChalkPostal Worker
Duncan FraserVA Psych
Emy AnekeMerc Soldier
Darryl ScheelarBus MP #1
Fraser AitchesonBus MP #2
Directing · 10
- Shane Black Director, Writer
- Brian Smrz Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Justin Muller First Assistant Director
- Thomas Ma Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Richard Cowan First Assistant Director
- Brandon Lambdin First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Fred Dekker Writer
- John Thomas Characters
- Jim Thomas Characters
Production · 44
- Bill Bannerman Executive Producer
- Ira Napoliello Executive Producer
- John Davis Producer
- Sarah Halley Finn Casting
- Candice Elzinga Casting
- Suzanne Yavuz Casting Coordinator
Camera · 47
- Larry Fong Director of Photography
- Chris Gibbins First Assistant "A" Camera
- Doane Gregory Still Photographer
- Larry Portmann Focus Puller
- Dan Morrison First Assistant Camera
- Ian Seabrook Camera Operator
Editing · 10
- Harry B. Miller III Editor
- Billy Weber Editor
- Jim Passon Color Timer
- Noel Albornoz Digital Intermediate Editor
- Matthew Feinman Assistant Editor
- Michael Nouryeh First Assistant Editor
Sound · 38
- Henry Jackman Original Music Composer
- John A. Larsen Supervising Sound Editor
- Skip Longfellow Supervising Sound Editor
- Andrew Kinney Orchestrator
- Dan O'Connell Foley Artist
- Dave Jordan Music Supervisor
Art · 62
- Martin Whist Production Design
- J. Todd Anderson Storyboard Artist
- Vaughan V. Baker Paint Coordinator
- Shannon Grover Art Direction
- James Doh Storyboard Artist
- Ravi Bansal Art Direction
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