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Primal Fear

R
Movie
1996
2h 9m
English
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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7.9
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Primal Fear (1996) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
62

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Directed By: Gregory Hoblit
Written By: Ann Biderman (Screenplay), Steve Shagan (Screenplay), + 1 more

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trentpayne says...
12 years ago
Edward Norton dominates this film.
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lusoWOLF says...
11 years ago
Brilliant performance, brilliant twist.
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Hjord says...
13 years ago
Awesome movie. I'm glad i forgot the ending since last time I saw it.
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ajsrb96 says...
6 years ago
Roy: "We were dancing Marty, we did it man we fucking did it. We're great team you and me!"
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Featured User Reviews

PorterUk
CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10  5 years ago
I've seen this film once or twice before. First time, it was when it hit the home video market so I'd guess late 97. The second time was on TV several years after that.

Here I am watching it after a further decade or so...

I know the twist that is coming. Long before The Sixth Sense made f More
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
I was never the greatest fan of Richard Gere, but this is certainly one of his better performances. He is cocky lawyer "Vail", adept at ensuring his criminal fraternity clients evade justice. When the shocking news that an archbishop has been savagely murdered is announced, he decides on a bit of pr More
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