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In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

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Critics Consensus

Turning the camera's scrutinizing eye back onto To Catch a Predator's journalistic legacy, Primetime interrogates the slippery boundary between justice and lurid spectacle with crackling style and an outstanding Robert Pattinson.

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A fascinating look behind the curtain of a televised cultural phenomenon, Primetime approaches its provocative subject with sharp craftsmanship and striking visuals, even if its perspective may not resonate with every viewer.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

Oct 6, 2026

If the movie had more to offer than frivolous musings about the fame machine and its sickly products, it might successfully catch us in its trap. But unlike the show it’s scrutinizing, “Primetime” lets its prey walk free.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Oct 5, 2026

3/4

[Pattinson] is a metaphorical Icarus, and he’s flying so close to the sun that the only mystery is when he’s going to get burned, not if.

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Rob Silverman Ascher

Chicago Reader

Sep 30, 2026

When the Predator crew teams up with a heavily militarized police force in a small Texas town, the sense of Primetime as a greater commentary on America’s cultural preoccupation with dominance comes into sharp relief.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

2 days ago

2.5/4

Primetime doesn’t offer much in the way of answers, but like its bleary-smeary visuals, that may very well be the point.

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Sean Chandler

Sean Chandler Talks About

Oct 15, 2026

A-

A very captivating thriller exploring the dangers of turning justice into entertainment. The movie makes your skin crawl while keeping you on the edge of your seat.

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Brian Gill

Mad About Movies Podcast

Oct 14, 2026

A-

Pattinson will get all the shine and deservedly so. But it is Oppenheim's directorial choices that really makes Primetime work.

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Christopher

2 hrs ago

My favorite movie of the year so far, seen it 6 times, the soundtrack to the story telling is just amazing not to mention the cinematography, sad its leaving theaters today.

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Christopher

12 hrs ago

cinematography and acting by Pattinson are top notch

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Bella

1 day ago

I liked it Count Dracula

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Shannon P

1 day ago

Very dark, visually and in subject matter no redeeming qualities to me…

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Alexcia

1 day ago

Literally the most boring movie I’ve watched in a long time. What even was this? God awful. Just overall waste of my money.

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Freyja

1 day ago

A little too Chris Hansen drama heavy

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Synopsis

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

Director: Lance Oppenheim
Producer: Robert Pattinson, Brighton McCloskey, Lars Knudsen, Ari Aster, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, William Iannaccone
Screenwriter: Ajon Singh
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Range Media Partners, A24, Icki Eneo Arlo, Square Peg
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Material|Language|Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 49m

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