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‘Predators’ Review: A Damning Look at the Legacy of ‘To Catch a Predator’ Argues that We’re All Complicit in America’s Perverted Sense of Justice

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"To Catch a Predator" is a documentary that skeptically re-examines the program’s appeal, legacy, and ethicality.

David Osit's " Predators " was an invitation to see the world in black-and-white, a prospect which has only become more enticing in light of America 's subsequent chaos.

Osit is haunted by his enjoyment of a show that was ultimately less interested in crime than punishment.

“Predators” fixates on our shared complicity in continuing that cycle with every click.

Director Michael Osit is less interested in putting Hansen ’s targets on trial than he is in interrogating our desire to act as judge, jury, and executioner.

Osit convincingly argues that anyone who watches his videos is just as complicit in continuing the cycle.

"To Catch a Predator" premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival .

It is currently seeking U.S. distribution.

The film is a powerful indictment of the lens through which we’ve since been conditioned to see everything else as well.

"Predators" premiered in January .