Sundance-winning indie sci-fi, the lauded debut of writer-director Shane Carruth, famously known for its knotty time travel story that provoked multiple...
Sundance-winning indie sci-fi, the lauded debut of writer-director Shane Carruth, famously known for its knotty time travel story that provoked multiple rewatches.
Friends and fledgling entrepreneurs invent a device in their garage which reduces the apparent mass of any object placed inside it, but they discover that it has some highly unexpected capabilities - ones that could enable them to do and to have seemingly anything they want. Taking advantage of this unique opportunity is the first challenge they face. Dealing with the consequences is the next.
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72 %130 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %46,656 reviewsAudience score rating
"As Primer progresses, it just gets murkier and the experience of it more drudgelike."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"At a certain point, Mr. Carruth's fondness for complexity and indirection crosses the line between ambiguity and opacity, but I hasten to add that my bafflement is colored by admiration."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It is maddening, fascinating and completely successful."
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Roger Ebert
Roger EbertPrimer | Details
- Rating
- M, Adult themes
- Runtime
- 77
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- USA
