Primate

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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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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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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

11h

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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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

13h

Unfortunately, the ape itself is rather less convincing. Still, this animal rampage delivers plenty of scares.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

13h

It moves like a chimpanzee on steroids.

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Brian Viner

Daily Mail (UK)

9h

3/5

Amid all the extreme gore there is genuine suspense.

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

11h

2/5

Sadly, the rest of this 90-minute primate-fronted slasher movie proves a bit of a slog thanks to co-writer/director Johannes Roberts’ that’ll-do approach to the plot and characters.

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

1d

1.5/4

When Katsur’s not in the picture, ... "Primate" plays like another dumb psycho killer movie, with the attractive young cast making inexplicably stupid decisions and getting ripped to shreds one by one.

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Juandi

4h

This movie is exactly what you’d expect from watching the trailer kind of cheesy, very predictable & fun to watch with people easily impressed. It’s a combination of tropes we’ve seen many times before, except there’s a monkey involved.

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Efren

18h

It was good the movie and I liked it so much

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Jorge

1d

The monkey was amazing 👏 he should win an oscar

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Angie

1d

Very awesome, gore and amusing!!

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Mendoza

1d

It was not as scary as I thought it was going to be.

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Michael

2d

It was entertaining but great movie , not for wives tho.

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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 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): $23.4M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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