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Primal Fear: Trailer 1
Primal Fear: Official Clip - Playing Rough
Primal Fear: Official Clip - Good For You, Marty
Primal Fear: Official Clip - Just One Juror
Primal Fear: Official Clip - Powerful People
Primal Fear: Official Clip - Meeting "Roy"
Primal Fear: Official Clip - How Can You Do What You Do?
Primal Fear: Official Clip - The Tape
Primal Fear: Official Clip - Prepping Aaron
Primal Fear: Official Clip - A Woman With a Brain
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Movie Info
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & thriller
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Original Language: English
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Director: Gregory Hoblit
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Producer: Gary Lucchesi, Robert McMinn
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Writer: Steve Shagan, Ann Biderman
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $56.1M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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Production Co: Paramount Pictures
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Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
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Critic Reviews for Primal Fear
Audience Reviews for Primal Fear
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Best romantic comedy I've seen in years. Richard Gere does it again.
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A pretty straightforward courtroom drama, with an astounding debut performance from Edward Norton and a great ending reveal.
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Primal Fear is both disturbing and riveting, and the same goes for Edward Norton's over-the-top performance.
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Badly dated 90s courtroom thriller where lawyers do things they would never do and where schizophrenia is used as a plot twist in a totally unbelievable and medically ludicrous way. Edward Norton isn't nuanced enough to convince and Richard Gere is blander than usual, though it's nice to see the likes of Maura Tierney and Frances MacDormand pop up in supporting roles.
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