Just how vicious is the killer chimp in Primate? The film’s official rating from the MPA promises a brutal fight for survival ahead. Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) directs Primate, which is rated “R” for “strong bloody violent content, gore, language, and some drug use.” Find out just how violent […]
Just how vicious is the killer chimp in Primate? The film’s official rating from the MPA promises a brutal fight for survival ahead.
Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) directs Primate, which is rated “R” for “strong bloody violent content, gore, language, and some drug use.”
Find out just how violent it is when the full-body experience opens in theaters on January 9, 2026.
The suspenseful horror movie follows a group of friends’ tropical vacation as it turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. The cause? A beloved family pet, Ben, has violently turned against them.
Roberts previously told Bloody Disgusting, “You needed to fall in love with Ben to a certain degree and then be terrified of him. So we really had to hit that sweet spot of how old he was, how scary-looking he was, and all that. An awful lot of thought process and design went into Millennium FX’s side to create that ideal chimpanzee.”
I wrote in my Fantastic Fest review
