Predators

The early days of exploitation television dressed up as a moral public service are perhaps best exemplified by the hit NBC show To Catch a Predator (2004–07). The show ensnared sex offenders and lured them to a film set, where the show’s dapper host, Chris Hansen, would reveal himself and interview the suspect before the episode ended with their arrest. Predators wonders why we watched the show so voraciously and why its web-based, clickbait-driven offshoots remain so popular. Acclaimed filmmaker David Osit (Mayor, 2020) turns the camera on journalists, law enforcement officers, academics, and, ultimately, himself, to trace America’s obsession with watching people at their lowest. This chilling, edge-of-your-seat film is sure to be one of the year’s most discussed documentaries! (96 mins., DCP)

Predators premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and is being released nationally by MTV Documentary Films.

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Predators, courtesy of MTV Documentary Films.