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Primal Fear
A high-profile slaying becomes the case of an ambitious attorney's career. When a young man, Aaron, is charged with the horrific murder of Archbishop Rushman, hot-shot Chicago lawyer Martin Vail takes on his defense at no charge.
2 December 1956, Havana, Cuba
23 October 1939, Billings, Montana, USA
19 April 1952, Havana, Cuba
15 July 1952, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA
14 October 1970, New York City, New York, USA
3 May 1941, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
7 July 1946, San Francisco, California, USA
8 November 1952, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
24 September 1942, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
1 July 1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA
29 September 1956, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2 September 1954, Tuba City, Arizona, USA
19 August 1969, Hollywood, California, USA
23 December 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 25, 2006
Ed Norton is out of this world in his break-out performance.
December 28, 2004
Works quite well as a mystery and as a courtroom drama.
February 25, 2009
Exhibits many of the genre's common weaknesses, but the fine acting of Edward Norton, Laura Linney and Richard Gere enables us to forgive them.
February 17, 2005
Memorable for Edward Norton's chilling debut.
June 19, 2009
An unfolding mystery in which truth is elusive, and twists are the order of the day...gives Norton a career-making opportunity to strut his stuff. [Blu-ray]
December 29, 2007
Unfortunately, Primal Fear hasn't aged well; there are wrinkles and pockmarks all over its face.
January 01, 2000
As a forum for its actors and for the big-screen directorial debut of multi-Emmy winner Gregory Hoblit, the film is up to the job.
March 26, 2009
Helped greatly by excellent performances from both of the film's leads, as well as the rounded supporting cast.
March 05, 2009
The plot is engaging, the cast is exceptional, and Hoblit moves things along in commendably straightforward fashion. Very entertaining.
May 01, 2011
Edward Norton became an instant star after making a splashy, Oscar-nominated performance in this well-executed horror thriller.
May 07, 2011
...a solid drama that's elevated on an all-too-consistent basis by Norton's impressively hypnotic work.
