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Primal

ActionAdventureThriller

Directed by Nick Powell

A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos. From TMDB

65 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works

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Primal is a 2019 action adventure thriller film, directed by Nick Powell, starring Nicolas Cage, Famke Janssen and Kevin Durand.

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  • Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.comBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    Nick Cutter's horror novel THE TROOP is finally getting a feature film adaptation. Paramount Primal will adapt the novel. A troop of boys encounter an intruder who unleashes something far more terrifying than any campfire ghost story. A brutal struggle for survival begins.

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  • Siskel and Ebert Bot @siskel-ebert-bot.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 16, 2026

    Primal Fear (1996) Director: Gregory Hoblit Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard Watch Review wp / ltrbox

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  • Shadow @si1entshad0w.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2026

    Things I want to film: -Eiffel Tower -Primal play -Dom/sub content -girl/girl content -fuck machine -Pegging Now.... who wants to volunteer? #NSFW #AdultContent #18+

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  • Wilbur72 @wilboo72.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2026

    Top Movie Endings 1. Usual Suspects 2. The Sixth Sense 3. Primal Fear

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  • ekZepp @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 27, 2026

    Paramount Primal Developing Film Adaptation of Nick Cutter's Terrifying Novel 'The Troop'. Paramount Primal, is in development on a feature film adaptation of Nick Cutter‘s 2014 novel, The Troop. The Troop “follows a troop of boys who, while on their annual scout camping trip, encounter an intruder who unleashes something far more terrifying than any campfire ghost story. As fear spreads, a brutal struggle for survival begins, turning the boys against the infected… and each other.” Chris Basler…

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  • PolarBair, Ehrgeiz Understander @polarbair.neocities.orgBluesky · Sep 3, 2026

    For related reasons I guess, I try not to compare fighting games directly unless it'll help you understand how to approach an unusual game. SF The Movie has sort of Marvel style juggles but you can also compare some motions to KI or Primal Rage more so than Mortal Kombat, etc.

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  • sanitation @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 13, 2026

    ‘Boys for Life’ Cast: Alex Wolff, Will Angus and More Almost Friday Stars to Lead Paramount Primal Comedy.

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  • Reem @rommana.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    Share a movie scene that lives rent-free in your head! For me... This bit from Primal Fear ❤️

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  • Elana Levin @levin.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    Do you want The Faces and it doesn’t matter what year it came out (maybe it’s a contemporary movie)? Also works for Sticky Fingers. Primal Scream might not be cheap but it’s cheaper than The Faces or Stones I imagine.

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  • Ben Watson @waspshot23.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    Just watched ROTB again cos it's a good film that's fine and didn't go hard enough but I really like seeing both Optimuses and Mirage is the best performance and the Peru jungle is perfect and Scourge is good and when Primal shouts "Maximize!" that's my built in 90's sleeper switch being hit

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  • 𝖓𝖒𝖉 (but haunted) 🎃👻🦇 @nmdtower.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    Movie # 31 - Primal Rage (1988) #100horrormoviesin92days #horrorsky

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  • Matt Simon @crawlycreepy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    Paranormal Activity (2007). One of the original taglines was "What happens while you sleep?" and that got under my skin for a while after I watched the film for the first time. Primal fear.

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  • Jolyne Auntie G. @jolynegcoyote.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    remembering that last year the guy that did Samurai Jack and Primal made a movie about dog anuses and fucking that nobody really gave a second glance

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  • Boo-urns Bro Ben! 👻 @basementbroben.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    Primal Fear (1996) - dir. Gregory Hoblit - The film follows a Chicago-based defense attorney who believes that his client, an altar boy, is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop. #MovieMondays 🎬

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  • EverythingIndieOver40 @indieover40.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2026

    Everyday is a school day Just discovered the sample at start of Primal Scream’s “Kill All Hippies” is from Linda Manz opening dialogue in Dennis Hopper’s 1980 film “Out Of The Blue” (May have thought it was from Battle of the Planets)

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  • andros_rex @[email protected]Lemmy · Jul 11, 2026

    Jamake Highwater (author). >In the late 1960s, Marks assumed a false Native identity, claiming to be Cherokee, used the name "Jamake Highwater" for his writings. As Highwater, he wrote and published more than 30 fiction and non-fiction books on music, art, poetry, and history. His children's novel Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey (1973) received a Newbery Honor. His book The Primal Mind: Vision and Reality in Indian America (1981) was the basis of a PBS film documentary about Native American…

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  • Anita 🎬🎥📺🎶📚 @gemini53.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2026

    #Bales2026MovieChallenge August 31 - movie starring Richard Gere Primal Fear (1996) #filmsky #moviesky ...Gere plays arrogant, cunning criminal defense attorney Martin Vail, who takes on a case mostly for the headlines, but his client is equally cunning, leading to an unexpected conclusion...

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  • \♡/ @lardyrevenger.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    Crazy Halloween costumes and whatnot from the Italian rage-virus horror flick Primal Rage. Cool movie! #primalrage

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  • Willyam Jan | COMMISSION OPEN🎇 @artenine29.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Next one, Optimus Primal in its RotB movie color! #transformers #optimusprimal #transformersbeastwars #mecha #mechaillust #illustration

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  • Ben Morgan AKA Alaskan SpookyChild @benmorgan1030.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    I enjoyed it for the most part, but see how glaringly it failed in others. Promoting this as basically a BEAST WARS Movie, or at least a potential launching pad for Spin-Offs, was wrong. Other than Primal and Razorhawk, the Maximals barely got anything to do, and Razorhawk was turned into a zombie

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  • Mulder and Skull-y @andrewzahler.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    You got your new Mortal Kombat movie and your new Street Fighter movie and reasonable people are asking: "When do we get a Primal Rage movie?"

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  • Jerdley @jerdley.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2026

    Kids are smoking the Boost Devices. This came after a typo in a tweet from Amalgamous Prime, pictured below. Footage emerged of Optimus Primal stuck in a capsule. And to make matters worse… Transformers: The Movie is coming to Broadway.

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  • Johnny @marcain86.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    #nowwatching Primal Darkness on Tubi. First time watch and I remember some buzz about this movie earlier in the year. I’m always down for found footage shenanigans. #horror #movies #films

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  • Dr. Trisha 🤡❤️‍🔥 Snakes 🐍 🦭, PhD @trishasnakes.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    One of the main ways i remember which is which is that the game "Escape from Tarkov" (which i have never played) is loosely based on the film Stalker (1979), by Tarkovsky. Tartakovsky did Samurai Jack and Primal

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  • matt @kelarax.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Just turned 40 in July! I remember getting the Turbo Man action figure, like the one from the movie for Christmas. I ended up accidentally breaking it though 😔 I ended up getting an Optimus Primal Beast Wars transformer as a replacement because they didn't have any more of the other one.

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  • Cultpix - the Movies Other Streamers Won't Show @cultpix.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    🧛🏻‍♂️ Theme Month: Horroctober Deep Cuts "Primal Rage" (1988) Cultpix’s Halloween pick, and about as 1988 as a film can get - helmet hair, neon sweatpants, an ALF doll, and a mad scientist in a one-inch ponytail. www.cultpix.com/movie/rage-f...

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  • anon6789 @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 24, 2026

    I can't speak much on the actual gameplay. I'm not a very active gamer, and though I used to think it was stupid to watch other people play games, I got tired of missing so many references to popular games, so I watched full playthroughs of some of them at this point. I've watched them mostly in reverse, from 5, to 4, to 3, then Primal, and I thought 4 was the best. The good ending was a real shock, and while the main antagonist is still absolutely a bad person, I found him very…

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  • Zed's Dead, Baby @behindthebluemotel.comBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    Every movie a little bit more just Primal Rage

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  • Darth Later @darthlater.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    There’s always a chance someone could try a Primal Rage movie?

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  • topdollarpr.bsky.social @topdollarpr.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    A two-time BAFTA Award-winning composer, Jason has helped define the sonic worlds of some of the most recognizable titles in gaming and film, including Dead Space, Tomb Raider, Until Dawn, Far Cry Primal, and The Order: 1886. His screen credits include Prey and DC’s Swamp Thing.

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  • Salubri @salubriantitribu.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    Tonight's movie was Primal Fear. A movie I feel like I SHOULD have already watched based on genre and theme. I didn't know what to expect and was blown away. God damn what a debut performance by Norton, and the rest or the cast were great too. Why don't they make movies like in the 90s anymore?

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  • Ian Kemper @iankemper.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    Oh and we had small movie rental chain in our town that had a Primal Rage cabinet! that was sick. l remember renting Chameleon Twist for N64 and many other games there, wow #nostagia #videogames

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  • The Movie Music Spotlight @mmsradioshow.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    "Primal Fear" movie still, 1996. Edward Norton as Aaron Stampler. Edward won this role over 2,000 actors who auditioned - this story and reports of his acting quickly spread throughout the movie industry which made others take notice.

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  • B. David Tyler @drbdt.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2026

    I always watch TV with subtitles. But tonight I watched a film from 1996 (Primal Fear) and turned them off. I heard every word just fine. It's really frustrating that modern movie audio mixing is so terrible for home consumption. It doesn't have to be like this!!

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  • wichita chinaman @swaggy.websiteBluesky · Aug 10, 2026

    The Strokes - Reality Awaits (2026) Charli XCX - Music, Fashion, Film (2026) Ceremony - Tell Me Your Dream (2026) Portraits of Tracy - Q: From Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate? A: MTV! (2026)

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  • Delightful Derreck @derreckmayerMastodon · Nov 11, 2024

    This week on the Coming of Cage podcast, Nicolas Cage fights a trained assassin AND a white jaguar while trapped on a boat! Let's talk about 2019's Primal! ComingOfCage.com #moviereview #nicolascage #primalmovie

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  • Eli Sanza @ejunkie2014.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    Not mentioned in this article: Paramount Players and Paramount Primal. As far as I can tell Players is like their unofficial "cheap entertainment" division (comedy, romance, horror) but Paramount Primal has a very similar genre film slate. Having both feels unnecessary to me.

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  • Sin* @sinseers.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    Ok.... Here we go. horror: A Nightmare on Elm St comedy: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World thriller: Primal Fear action: Predator drama: Awakenings romcom: Boomerang animated: The Secret of Nimh movie overall: - Depends on the time of year -

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Oct 19, 2026

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #Animation #BoJackHorseman #Primal The 15 Saddest Animated Shows, Ranked http://dlvr.it/TVz3Qz

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  • Taeliana Creative @taelianabooks.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    I explained it with a quote from a movie. See, the problem is that the power of the Primal or Greater Gods, and their communications, basically instill knowledge through their power. Mortal forms can't take that. Saints can't be saints until after they die, when they lack mortal constraints!

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  • Huluandebay 🔞 @huluandebayman.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    I had a dream about Mao Mao having a direct sequel movie and there was a Dinobot and Optimus Primal type heroes involved (both voiced by Gary Chalk and Scott McNeil) and I would PAY to watch that

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  • Media News @media-news.at.thenote.appBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    LaKeith Stanfield Previews ‘Molepeople’ Movie From Paramount Primal, Blumhouse Atomic Monster at New York Comic-Con Oscar nominee LaKeith Stanfield previewed his next movie, “Molepeople,” during a special appearance at New York Comic-Con on Friday evening. Stanfield an… #blumhouse #media #paramount

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  • boryskit.bsky.social @boryskit.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    News: Horror thriller MOLEPEOPLE is a go at Paramount...LaKeith Stanfield, Ben Mendelsohn set to star for Atomic Monster, Paramount Primal. It gets an Aug. 27, 2027 release date. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • RockettPowered @misterrockett.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    It's not like I think it should be super Primal-esc serious I would have taken something more aligned to the Dungeons and Dragons movie. Knock off Conan, Red Sonja and Gimli going on adventures can work without feeling like you need a joke every other sentence.

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  • Bigger and louder on Wednesday 21st @culturalfatwa.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    Primal Fear is on the terrestrial Got to be the film with one of the biggest punter / critic difference ever on IMBD 77 v 47

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  • The Movie Music Spotlight @mmsradioshow.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    10:10 PM - Vienna Boys Choir - Lacrimosa (from Mozart's "Requiem) Featured in the 1996 movie "Primal Fear"

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  • Daniel Kim @pybokeh.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    I hate that Im such a skeptical and cynical person that I guess the ending of Primal Fear movie.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Aug 31, 2026

    🎂 Happy Birthday, Richard Gere! Your favorite Richard Gere movie... that isn't Hachi: A Dog's Tale or Primal Fear. Go. 🎬 More on Richard Gere: https://todayinmovies.com/actor/richard-gere #TodayInMovies #FamousBirthdays

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  • Fright Club @[email protected]Mastodon · Aug 26, 2026

    #Primal is the best show on television that you're probably not watching. For #horror purists going, "I don't know, an animated show? And you watch Adventure Time, so..." That's right, I do, but this one will satisfy anyone's lust for gore—and even for the supernatural, too. #FrightClub RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wub7jjxlq7uaaokl77gvi2zz/post/3mtx6txd4ls27

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  • A Demon Named Sam Kurd @samkurd.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2026

    Just watched Primal Rage (1988) and rated it 3 stars on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/splend/film/primal-rage/ #FilmSky Post made with @letterboxdposter.finiteui.com

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  • Nneka @nnekanneka.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2026

    Primal Fear. Remember how good that movie was?

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  • OneSheet.org @onesheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    Primal Fear (1996) Directed by Gregory Hoblit https://onesheet.org/movie/primal-fear-1996/

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  • Joanne @joannefirth.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    Resuming Primal Fear 1996 Ms. Linney's hair is a cinematic wonder in this film. ❤️

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Jul 23, 2026

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #Primal #TheOdyssey #HBOMax If You Loved ‘The Odyssey,’ This Must-Watch Series Did Nolan’s Best Twist First http://dlvr.it/TTghsF

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Jun 26, 2026

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #Primal #AdultSwim #GenndyTartakovsky After 2-Year Delay, 'Primal' Creator's Adults-Only Crime Series Is Finally Happening http://dlvr.it/TTDhJq

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  • Adam Dalliance @[email protected]Mastodon · Jun 2, 2026

    Been watching Genndy Tartakovsky's "Primal", which is three seasons of an Adult Swim cartoon, each twenty minutes long, about a caveman and his dinosaur friend who meet in tragedy in Episode one. No dialogue really, all just incredible animal roars and screams and shrieks and hollering. So all the story is visual, told in the expressions and the movement and the reaction shots, and very beautifully drawn and animated to boot. Dinosaur is not a pet, she is an equal. Occasionally ridden, but…

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  • CynicalElysian @[email protected]Mastodon · May 10, 2026

    Since #Toonami is on right now and they aired the #MortalKombat2 trailer last week, I've got a question to ask... Why, exactly, couldn't Adult Swim/Toonami air the #MortalKombat animated movies? Especially since they've aired #Primal, and that's very bloody/gory.

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  • CynicalElysian @[email protected]Mastodon · May 10, 2026

    Since #Toonami is on right now and they aired the #MortalKombat2 trailer last week, I've got a question to ask... Why, exactly, couldn't Adult Swim/Toonami air the #MortalKombat animated movies? Especially since they've aired #Primal, and that's very bloody/gory.

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  • Miguel L. @mklopezMastodon · Apr 6, 2026

    I'm watching #Primal 3x10 "An Echo of Eternity" https://trakt.tv/shows/primal/seasons/3/episodes/10

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  • Alessandro Boondy @[email protected]Mastodon · Mar 29, 2026

    Just watched the season finale of #Primal ... Dang, they turned into She-Hulk and Devil Dinosaur! #EchoesOfEternity

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