Primal
Seen it?2019 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 5.6 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
37% on Rotten Tomatoes, 32 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$147K worldwide on a $9 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 52K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nick Powell
- Nicolas CageFrank Walsh
- Famke JanssenDr. Ellen Taylor
- Kevin DurandRichard Loffler
- Jeremy Jay NazarioRafael
- LaMonica GarrettJohn Ringer
- Michael ImperioliPaul Freed
- Isaac SantiagoVasquez
- Braulio Castillo Jr.Morales
- Tommy WalkerForrest
- Sewell WhitneyScuddy