Primate

Film • 2026 • 1h 29m

Primate

Primate

Home from college, Lucy reunites with her family and their pet chimp, Ben. After contracting rabies during a pool party, Ben becomes violent, forcing Lucy and her friends to barricade themselves in the pool and fight to survive his attacks.

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Status: Released
Release: January 1, 2026 (10 months ago)
Runtime: 1h 29m
Rating: R
Language: English
Origins: United States
Tags: animal animal attack animal horror chimpanzee gore hawaii mongoose monkey party pet pool pool party primate rabies survival survival horror teen horror thriller
Companies: 18Hz Productions

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A rabid chimp goes to town on people in the simple yet satisfying Primate
Primate is really just about a rabid ape attacking some humans, but after the obligatory backstory tedium it unleashes stylish suspense (and gore).
'Primate' Review: A Campy, Gory, Killer Chimpanzee Jamboree
Primate is a lean, mean chimpanzee-focused horror film that keeps things simple and violent.
‘Primate’ Review: College Kids Fight to Survive a Rabid Pet Chimp in a Slasher Movie That’s as Enjoyably Nerve-Shredding as It Is Silly
Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur and a dude in a monkey suit star in Johannes Roberts’ creature feature about a secluded tropical vacation that goes bananas.
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Primate review: From Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z to Chimpan-KILL! This killer chimpanzee flick delivers the goofy goods.
Primate review: Johannes Roberts creature feature offers joyfully disposable entertainment
Nod to ethics gets left behind as rabid chimp runs riot among college kids
Primate review – pet chimp gone wild makes for giddy, gory good time
There’s a great deal of unpretentious B-movie fun to be had in this brief, brutal and slickly made creature feature
'Primate' Review: You'll Go Apesh-t for This Killer Chimpanzee Movie
A rabid chimpanzee goes ape-sh*t in Johannes Roberts’ excellent, ultraviolent bloodcurdler, "Primate" -- now playing in theaters.

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