Badlands

Terrence Malick’s 1973 film Badlands depicts a young couple, Kit and Holly, on a violent road trip across the Midwest, inspired by the real-life Starkweather killing spree, as detailed on Wikipedia and IMDb . The film, narrated by Holly with a detached perspective, explores themes of American violence and disillusionment. The 2025 sci-fi action film Predator: Badlands follows an exiled Predator, Dek, who forms an unlikely alliance on a hostile planet, a story explained in SDCC coverage and Space.com . The movie explores themes of survival and revenge through a unique, alien perspective, according to IMDb and Space.com. AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more