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The Prey

Play trailer Poster for The Prey R,  2013,  1h 42m,  Action/ Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 70% 23 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
70% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Franck goes to prison and befriends Jean-Louis. When the latter is released, he promises to look after Franck's family. Then Franck learns that Jean-Louis is a serial killer, so he must escape in order to protect his family.

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Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Jun 7, 2013
3/5
Deftly strips away the phoniness of a big-budget studio production. Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post Jun 7, 2013
1.5/4
It's watchable but absolutely no big deal, although you wouldn't know that from the drum-heavy score, so loud and militaristic that someone could reuse it for a documentary about the Battle of the Bulge. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Jun 6, 2013
4/5
Like a bullet train, the French thriller "The Prey" is a model of breathless efficiency, its stuffed cargo of chases, brawls and twists delivered with admirable speed. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 22, 2019
The Prey plays like a fast and loose dime store novella, an appetizer that leaves you wishing for something more substantial, but has enough charm to coast by on. Go to Full Review
Amie Simon Three Imaginary Girls Mar 2, 2019
... gorgeous and insane, and really enjoyable - all the way through the terrifying end. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online Apr 3, 2014
Eric Valette tries to keep it grounded in action scenes built on a physicality that is more authentic than the overkill of CGI spectacle. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Éric Valette

Director

Albert Dupontel

Franck Adrien

Alice Taglioni

Claire Linné

Stéphane Debac

Jean-Louis Maurel

Sergi López

Manuel Carrega

Natacha Régnier

Christine Maurel

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The Prey

The Prey (2011) The Prey (2011) Albert Dupontel (center) as Franck Adrien in "The Prey." (L-R) Albert Dupontel as Franck Adrien and Sergi López as Manuel Carrega in "The Prey." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Franck goes to prison and befriends Jean-Louis. When the latter is released, he promises to look after Franck's family. Then Franck learns that Jean-Louis is a serial killer, so he must escape in order to protect his family.
Director
Éric Valette
Producer
Luc Bossi
Screenwriter
Laurent Turner, Luc Bossi
Distributor
Cohen Media Group
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 7, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2015
Runtime
1h 42m
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