Predator (1987) runs 107 minutes, or 1 hour and 47 minutes, in its theatrical cut. That is the length listed in the film's standard database entries and the one carried on every major home-video release since. 20th Century Fox put the film into wide release on June 12, 1987, rated R by the MPAA for strong violence and language, at that same 107-minute length, according to The Numbers. There is no separate director's cut or extended theatrical version of this movie — what played in theaters in 1987 is what viewers get today.
Table of Contents
- How Long Is Predator, Exactly?
- Is There a Director's Cut or Extended Edition?
- What Happens During the End Credits?
- What's on the 2018 4K Ultra HD Release?
- Where Can You Watch or Buy Predator Today?
How Long Is Predator, Exactly?
Predator's runtime is 107 minutes according to both The Numbers and Box Office Mojo, the two standard reference points for the film's original theatrical cut. That figure covers the full feature from opening titles to the start of the end credits.
A British Board of Film Classification record for a UK re-release and home-video classification lists the film at approximately 106 minutes, per the BBFC. That one-minute gap comes from how different bodies round or time PAL versus NTSC transfers, not from a shorter edit. Treat 107 minutes as the figure to use when a precise number matters, since it is the one that appears consistently across US sources.
Is There a Director's Cut or Extended Edition?
No. Every mainstream home-video release — DVD, the 2010 Blu-ray, and the 2018 4K Ultra HD disc — carries the same roughly 107-minute theatrical cut, with no longer version listed in either The Numbers or Box Office Mojo catalog entries.
Unlike some franchise films that picked up extended cuts for home video, Predator has stayed a single, fixed version since 1987. That consistency makes the runtime a reliable way to confirm you're looking at the correct, complete film rather than a truncated TV edit or an unrelated cut.
What Happens During the End Credits?
Predator has no scene during or after its end credits. The film closes with its story complete, and the credits roll under Alan Silvestri's "End Titles" score cue rather than any additional footage.
Post-credits scenes are a feature of later entries in the franchise — Prey (2022), Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), and Predator: Badlands (2025) all use them — but the original 1987 film predates that practice. There's no reason to sit through the credits expecting a bonus scene; none exists on any release.
What's on the 2018 4K Ultra HD Release?
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Predator on 4K Ultra HD on August 7, 2018, as an Ultra HD Premium-certified disc with HDR, according to Sound & Vision. The feature itself still runs at the standard theatrical length — 4K resolution and HDR affect picture quality, not runtime.
The UHD disc itself carries only two extras: director John McTiernan's audio commentary and a text commentary from film historian Eric Lichtenfeld, per the Home Theater Forum UHD review. The larger bonus package from the 2010 "Ultimate Hunter Edition" Blu-ray — making-of featurettes, deleted scenes and outtakes, and a photo gallery — ships on a companion standard Blu-ray included in the same package, according to The Digital Bits. A buyer who wants those extras needs the full package, not the UHD disc alone.
Where Can You Watch or Buy Predator Today?
Current streaming listings show Predator available on Hulu in the US, and typically under the Star banner on Disney+ internationally, according to JustWatch. Digital rental or purchase is available through Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.
4K access runs through physical media rather than streaming — none of the services tracked offer a confirmed 4K stream of the film, per TheWrap. Viewers who specifically want the HDR presentation should look for the 2018 Ultra HD Premium disc rather than a streaming subscription.
- Streaming (US): Hulu
- Streaming (international): Disney+, under the Star banner
- Digital rental/purchase: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home
- 4K/HDR: physical 2018 Ultra HD Blu-ray only