Primer (2004)
72 %
Reviews Counted: 115 Fresh: 83 Rotten:32 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
Dense, obtuse, but stimulating, Primer is a film for viewers ready for a cerebral challenge.
Runtime: 80 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 8, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $392,420
Synopsis: Former engineer Shane Carruth announces himself as a force to watch with PRIMER, his first film. Carruth wrote, directed, edited, produced, photographed, scored, and stars in the film, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. He plays Aaron, who, with his business... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Anand Upadbyaya, Casey Gooden, Carrie Crawford
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Mind-bending thrillers like Primer are terrific viewing with your teenagers. Maybe if you're nice, they'll explain the ending to you.
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02/08/08
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Shane Carruth's ultra-low budget, 78-minute sci-fi film could almost be a 'B' movie from the past if not for its icy intelligence.
05/26/06
This film imagines its viewers to be smart, possessed of a decent attention span and game for a challenge. It doesn’t happen all that often.
02/09/06
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01/17/06
Primer isn’t for everyone, but for those who enjoy a complex, tricky plot, it marks the debut of an exciting new talent.
09/16/05
Shane Carruth's Primer is a science fiction movie like no other, pushing its experimental tendencies as far as they can go without betraying the genre
08/30/05
One of the most original and intriguing film debuts of the last few years.
08/20/05
Not recommended for entry-level time-travel theorists, but experienced ‘chrononauts’ will meet themselves scratching their heads in amused puzzlement as they emerge from an earlier screening.
08/19/05
One of the most wilfully obscure sci-fi movies ever made, Primer will either blow your mind or drive you out of it.
08/09/05
If he could've made some sense of it in the end, Carruth'd have a masterpiece on his hands.
06/28/05
Even at a short 77 minutes, Primer is bloated, draggy, cumbersome, confusing, and almost entirely unengaging
06/20/05
Primer est un film difficile à détester, mais encore plus difficile à pleinement apprécier.
05/25/05
One of the best science fiction films I have seen, and certainly as one of the genre's best in recent years.
05/24/05
Only after watching this film did I realize the even more amazing story.
05/21/05
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