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Primal Fear

CrimeMystery18+ (R)19962h 9m

#941 Ranked Movie

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Primal Fear (1996)

79/100

7.7/10

227.9K Votes

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Crime Mystery Rated: 18+ (R)19962h 9m

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.Primal Fear featuring Richard Gere and Laura Linney is streaming with subscription on Prime Video, streaming on Paramount+, streaming with subscription on fuboTV, and 10 others. It's a crime and drama movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 7.7 (227,912 votes).

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Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Paramount+, fuboTV, and 4 others).

Available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Epix).

Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, and 3 others).

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#941 Ranked Movie

#35 Ranked in Movies on MGM+

#58 Ranked in Mature Movies

#227 Ranked in Crime Movies

Primal Fear has a high IMDb audience rating of 7.7 (227,912 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.

About Primal Fear

Primal Fear Overview

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

Age rating: 18+ (R)

Runtime: 2h 9m

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Related Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller Drama

Country of origin: America

Available to watch on: Prime Video Paramount+fuboTV Showtime Epix DIRECTV STREAM

Original Release Date: Apr 3, 1996

Primal Fear

Primal Fear (1996)

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Gregory Hoblit

Richard Gere

Laura Linney

John Mahoney

Alfre Woodard

Frances McDormand

Edward Norton

Terry O'Quinn

Andre Braugher

Steven Bauer

Joe Spano

Tony Plana

Stanley Anderson

Maura Tierney

Jon Seda

Reg Rogers

Kenneth Tigar

Lester Holt

Azalea Davila

Wendy Cutler

Linda Yu

Dianne Burns

Gary Lucchesi

Hawk Koch

James Newton Howard

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