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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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

2d

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

3d

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)

3d

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

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

5h

2/5

It's so entertaining and fun in its simplicity that you have no choice but to embrace it and throw overboard all those criteria (all of them undoubtedly overrated) that we use to rationally judge anything. [Full review in Spanish]

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Miguel Ángel Romero

Cinemanía (Spain)

5h

4/5

The Australian filmmaker once again shows off his mastery of turning stories about violent animals on their head. [Full review in Spanish]

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Joey Keogh

Vague Visages

19h

Taken as yet another example of why practical is always preferable, Primate is a real winner. But, considering it simply as a horror movie that aims to scare and delight audiences, it’s near-perfect.

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Jonathan the Realtor

7h

Great little thriller! Gets right to the action! Not much rewatch value and has cheesy acting but all slashers do. The kills are pretty wild! Worth a watch.

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Matt G

12h

Cujo, but with a chimp! Blood and gore galore, and doing a great job at making anyone who sees it petrified of chimpanzees!

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Catrina L

1d

Amazing my family had a blast 5 stars!!!!!!! Loved the kills scenes!

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RealReviewer

2d

Great Movie! Could of been better but A must watch!

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Juandi

2d

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

3d

It was good the movie and I liked it so much

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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): $25.1M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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