Primate

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Primate

R

Jan 2026

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In PRIMATE, a group of friends' tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

Critics Consensus

That's one bad ape, and Primate is one lean, mean, effective chiller.

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Audience Says

With ape-sh*t gore to spare, Primate may strain suspension of disbelief but ultimately delivers a thrilling over-the-top slasher.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Feb 6

3/4

Monkey see. Monkey kill. Monkey scare.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Feb 3

1/5

The makers of the Hawaii-set gore fest Primate have seemingly surveyed the horror landscape and thought, “Hmm, you know what I really miss? Pretty girl torture!”

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Feb 2

3/4

Okay, so it’s Cujo with a chimp and a pool instead of a dog and a car – but Primate delivers good, gruesome business and has a sense of fun. Solid horror hokum.

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Ridge Harripersad

CGMagazine

5d

6.5/10

"All of the final parts were what I expected from the entire film, but unfortunately did not get it."

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 18

2.5/4

Think Cujo with less slobber and that’s basically Primate. Be warned, though: Cujo may have been rated R, but it looks as deserving of a G as For the Love of Benji when compared to this new R-rated effort.

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Apr 25

B

Might sound stupid if not for the filmmaking skill that helps this B-movie earn its rating.

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Gregory

3h

Very cool movie with some ruthless kill scenes. The gore/horror make up for some of the lacking storylines.

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raw B

1d

Too many plot holes and nonsense in the movie to be easily overlooked as "movie magic." The special effects were good, but I still dont understand how people rated this movie so well.

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Malachi

May 18

Good for a movie with a chimp as the killer

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Profection

May 13

Decent movie, the Into was good.

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Marcos Alfaro

Apr 24

Very Well Told Story & Very Scary & Suspense.

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Diego

Apr 24

I really enjoyed this creative movie it kind of reminds me of an old 80’s movie called monkey shines. This movie is really good and builds up suspense pretty well. The kills in this film are fun and a good time overall it’s a really solid flick

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Primate: Official Clip - The Chimp SCALPED HER!

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Primate: Official Clip - The Monkey RIPS HIS JAW OFF!!!

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Primate: Official Clip - Killing Ben

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Primate: Official Clip - POV: A Monkey Is About to Kill You

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Primate: Official Clip - Thrown Off A Cliff

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Primate: Official Clip - IT RIPPED HIS FACE OFF?!

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Primate: Official Clip - Hide From the Rabid Monkey!

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Primate: Official Clip - BRUTAL SUV Kill

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Primate: Official Clip - Who Will The Chimp Kill Next?!

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Primate: Official Clip - Rabid Chimp Chomp

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Primate: Exclusive Featurette - Directing from the Pool

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Primate: Featurette - Silence

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Primate: Featurette - They Thought He Was Family

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Primate: Trailer 1

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Primate: Teaser Trailer

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Synopsis

In PRIMATE, a group of friends' tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

Director: Johannes Roberts
Producer: Walter Hamada, John Hodges, Bradley Pilz
Screenwriter: Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: 18hz production
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Some Drug Use|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 9, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.6M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1