Primal Fear (1996)

03/06/1996 (US) • 2h 9m

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.

Overview

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$102,600,000.00

Keywords

chicago, illinois

child abuse

corruption

based on novel or book

court case

court

psychopath

bishop

manipulation

pornographic video

lawyer

whodunit

psychiatrist

mental illness

taunting

murder trial

altar boy

legal drama

legal thriller

suspenseful

harsh

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