Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- visceral
- foreboding
- late night horror marathon
- creature feature night
What critics said
Critics generally found it to be a brisk, entertaining old-school animal attack thriller whose adrenaline and gore outweigh its familiar premise and limited originality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ben begins as the family’s beloved pet before his aggression transforms the Hawaiian home into a threat-filled environment.
Lucy and her companions are trapped overnight in a cliffside family home while the chimpanzee becomes an unpredictable attacker.
The film is framed as an old-school animal attack creature feature centered on a raging chimpanzee.
Lucy returns after her first year of college and must find a way to escape Ben and survive the night.
Films like Primate, and why
Crawl
Shares the animal attack creature-feature premise, escalating survival horror, and compact adrenaline-driven pacing.
47 Meters Down
Shares a confined survival scenario, relentless predatory threat, graphic peril, and visceral genre thrills.
Cujo
Shares an old-school animal attack setup, escalating dread, and humans trapped against a dangerous creature.
M3GAN
Shares a beloved animal transformed into a violent threat, with domestic intimacy turning into survival horror.
Movie Details
- Director
- Johannes Roberts
- Release Date
- 2026-01-01
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (911)
Cast
- Johnny Sequoyah
- Jessica Alexander
- Troy Kotsur
- Victoria Wyant
- Gia Hunter
- Benjamin Cheng
- Charlie Mann
- Tienne Simon
- Miguel Hernando Torres Umba
- Amina Abdi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Primate about?
- A college student’s Hawaiian homecoming becomes a brutal overnight fight for survival when her family’s beloved chimpanzee turns violently unpredictable.
- What is Primate like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Primate as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Primate violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Primate as graphic.
- What did critics think of Primate?
- Critics generally found it to be a brisk, entertaining old-school animal attack thriller whose adrenaline and gore outweigh its familiar premise and limited originality.
- Which films are like Primate?
- Films with a similar feel include Crawl, 47 Meters Down, Cujo, and M3GAN.
- How long is Primate?
- Primate runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Primate?
- In United States, Primate streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
