Primate

2025

Action / Horror

41
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 194 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 21435 21.4K

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Plot summary

Lucy, a college student, along with her friends, spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.

Director

Johannes Roberts Photo
Johannes Roberts

Top cast

Kae Alexander Photo
Kae Alexander as Mother
Johnny Sequoyah Photo
Johnny Sequoyah as Lucy
Jessica Alexander Photo
Jessica Alexander as Hannah
Ben Pronsky Photo
Ben Pronsky as Ben
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844.27 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 100
1.7 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
R
Subtitles us   es   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 100
1.54 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
R
Subtitles us   es   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 100
3.96 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
R
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Greasy_Carnage92 7 / 10

Don't take it seriously and you'll have fun

I had a really fun time with this movie. The suspense works, the gore is satisfyingly bloody, and while the chimp looks very cheesy, that honestly adds to the charm rather than hurting it. At a tight 90-minute runtime, it doesn't waste time-things get intense fast, and once they do, the movie never lets up until the end. It's mean, messy, and fully commits to its ridiculous premise in the best way.
Reviewed by dlmiley 6 / 10

OK for a matinee or streaming

Saw "Primate" - it was the Cinemark $5 secret movie last night. In this one, it is "Cujo" except with a chimpanzee instead of a dog and with a larger cast. Cast includes Troy Kotsur from "Coda" and Johnny Sequoyah from "Dexter: New Blood". The chimp is a motion capture of Miguel Torres Umba ala Andy Serkis from LOTR. Anyway, the movie has a surfeit of gore for horror fans and there is truly suspenseful denouncement where Kotsur's deafness plays a role. There are of course some actions by the characters that defy common sense as well actions by the chimp that don't seem possible - but that is what "artistic license" is all about. The script is average, and the direction is competent but not extraordinary. I am not sure I would have paid full price for this one, but it is probably worth a matinee or better yet, wait for streaming. 6/10.
Reviewed by OfficialSavingSuperman 7 / 10

Primate goes Primal

This movie was exactly what I thought it would be. Don't expect an Oscar worthy performance from any of the actors. To be honest they dont matter as much as the primate.The movie follows a simple premise family ape gets rabies. The rest of the movie is about survival. Don't go in expecting a deep story and you'll enjoy it.Bonus points for having the Ape make ape sounds like planet of the Apes.
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