What age is Predator: Badlands appropriate for?

Rated PG-13 in the US. 13, alone or with a parent; 12 in France. The whole movie, watched in full: what's in it, and how to talk about it with your child.

Why is Predator: Badlands not recommended under 13?

What's in it: the official rating, first ; a father who kills his son ; creatures and nonstop fights ; alien blood and dismembered androids. The detail, fact by fact, is in the zinema guide, which reads the work itself (images, sound, dialogue).

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Predator: Badlands: what age is it for? 13, alone or with a parent

From 13, alone or with a parent.

Movie · 2025 · 1 h 47 · action, science fiction, adventure

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Official US rating: PG-13. In France, zinema would say 12.

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not yetwith an adult, or to talk about afteralonethe sweet spot

The official US rating is PG-13, and we never go below it. Alone from 13, and not before, even with an adult.

The sweet spot: around 13-15, when they start asking what strength is worth if you're alone. Why a sweet spot?

The trailer

What it's about

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Why 13

The official rating, firstRated PG-13 in the US (parents strongly cautioned, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13); 12 ans in France. zinema never goes below the country's rating: it explains it.
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A father who kills his sonRight at the start, a clan leader orders the death of the son he considers too weak, then cuts down the brother who protects him. The scene is short but cold, and it hangs over the whole movie.
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Creatures and nonstop fightsThe planet is crawling with giant beasts, carnivorous plants, and monsters that attack without warning. Blade fights and heavy weapons follow one after another, with explosions and jump scares.
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Alien blood and dismembered androidsThe wounds mostly belong to creatures and robots: alien blood, white fluid, bodies cut in half, a mutilated head in close-up. No human blood.
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What the movie brings

An action and survival movie about how an outcast finds his strength in an unlikely alliance, and what honor is really worth.

Watching it together

Before

You could warn your child that the opening scene, between a father and his sons, is the hardest one.

After

at 13 and up

Does being strong mean being alone? What makes Dek stronger by the end?

See the facts

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A zinema reading from October 3, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made