Kraven the Hunter

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Kraven the Hunter

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Released Dec 13, 2024

2h 7m

Action

Adventure

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Kraven the Hunter is the action-packed, R-rated, standalone story of how one of Marvel's most iconic villains came to be. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Kraven, a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.

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Critics Consensus

Claiming no trophies with its rote story and shoddy special effects, Kraven the Hunter turns out to be a paper tiger.

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Michael Ordoña

San Francisco Chronicle

But put your brain in park, and “Kraven” can be fun.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 23, 2024

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

About as exciting as the board meeting from which it surely sprang.

Dec 18, 2024

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Don’t believe the bad buzz; this comic book adaptation is a goofy delight.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 17, 2024

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Tomás Andrés Guerrero

Sensacine

Kraven The Hunter doesn't achieve much more than the bare minimum. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 9, 2025

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Troy Ribeiro

Free Press Journal (India)

Despite some entertaining moments, Kraven the Hunter feels like a predator that’s lost its edge—competent in parts but fundamentally lacking in purpose and personality

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2025

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Sarah Marrs

Lainey Gossip

Kraven the Hunter is either the latest film in an expanded cinematic universe centered on Spider-Man characters, OR it’s all a terrible dream I had.

Jan 5, 2025

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L W

The movie was very entertaining

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Isaac

Great movie action packed already preorder it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Annette

Great film! Didn’t give Rhino justice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Paul S

Just not a lot of good acting... Kraven is confident... not cocky

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Russ

Never bored but not a fan of the ending

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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lol

I live Arron Taylor’s Johnson more shirtless scenes please

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Sergei Kravinoff

Ariana DeBose

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Fred Hechinger

Dmitri Smerdyakov

Alessandro Nivola

Aleksei Sytsevich aka "The Rhino"

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Synopsis

Kraven the Hunter is the action-packed, R-rated, standalone story of how one of Marvel's most iconic villains came to be. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Kraven, a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.

Director: J.C. Chandor
Producer: Avi Arad, Matthew Tolmach, David B. Householter
Screenwriter: Richard Wenk, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Arad Productions, Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Marvel Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.7M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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