Primate

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Primate

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In Theaters Jan 9, 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.

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

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Johannes Roberts

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Johnny Sequoyah

Lucy

Jessica Alexander

Adam

Troy Kotsur

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Victoria Wyant

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Gia Hunter

Actor

Perri Nemiroff

Perri Nemiroff (YouTube)

Dec 14

4/5

Practical creature work at its finest, and some top tier gore. Primate is a hugely successful swing-for-the-fences wild time. An excellent start for the horror genre in 2026.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Sep 23

If you wish that Nope had just doubled-down on the chimp violence, Primate is absolutely the blood-flavored popcorn flick you've been waiting for.

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Rocco T. Thompson

Slant Magazine

Sep 21

2/4

Primate is high-strung in its eagerness to get down to the carnage, so much so that the human story feels almost totally inconsequential.

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

Oct 30

6/10

Primate is a white-knuckle throwback to animal attack films of yore, made for modern audiences.

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Dan Scully

ScullyVision

Oct 28

A non-stop cavalcade of tension, brutality, and absolutely killer practical effects.

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Kurt Halfyard

ScreenAnarchy

Oct 21

Those who love this kind of lean and mean creature feature, one with a grim and ridiculous sense of humour, should be very pleased with the results. ... It is nostalgia for a bygone era of filmmaking, but it is done with a dash of contemporary flair.

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Primate: Featurette - Silence

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Primate: Featurette - They Thought He Was Family

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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 (Some Drug Use|Language|Gore|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 9, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1