Primal Fear
Movie • 1996 • Thriller
ReportAn 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. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone's perception of the crime.
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fragmentalman
The main characters father abuses him.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Closest I can think of is someone is most likely faking serious mental illness and manipulating others for sympathy
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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No, but two characters team up to briefly observe someone and capture him.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Niniz
idk but the characters do drink a lot throughtout the movie
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Is there addiction?
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acmr
A character is routinely showed obsessively smoking.
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Chicago
There is video of clothes being taken off on command and starting to do non-consensual acts. We don't see past that but it's implied.
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MadisonKoslowski
Yes, it is shown in two separate scenes and talked about later.
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Is someone restrained?
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helpfulbug
a character spends the majority of the film in prison so yes.
there are also multiple scenes of people getting choked or pushed against walls.
there are also multiple scenes of people getting choked or pushed against walls.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Niniz
quite a bit at the beginning of the movie
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Is there eye mutilation?
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acmr
The murder in question includes one brief shot of the victim laying on the dead on the floor with eyes gouged out.
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Is someone tortured?
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Niniz
i would argue that some court scenes count as psychological torture since they're trying really hard to trigger a possible mental condition on a person and it can be really triggerring for some
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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fragmentalman
It is mentioned in court as part of the crime, but doesn't go into detail past it happening.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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acmr
There is a scene in which a character's finger are quickly chopped off.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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The shot of the murder victim also includes various cuts inflicted on the body.
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Is someone stabbed?
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HeatherJordan
Not stabbed on screen, but a dead body is briefly shown with cuts/stab wounds.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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helpfulbug
a big plot point of the movie is that the members of a catholic organization are abused by the arch bishop (who dies at the start of the movie) the named characters involved in this all seem to be of age but since the organization is for people up to the age of 18 it can be presumed that underaged people were involved as well
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Does a kid die?
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Niniz
it is mentioned a character was murdered offscreen and they look like they could be a minor, tho their age is not mentioned
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Disability
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helpfulbug
not to my knowledge (watched it dubbed) but i want to reiterate that this movie is EXTREMELY ableist about the mental illnesses it portrays
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Family
Does a parent die?
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mentioned one time only
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Does someone cheat?
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only mentioned
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helpfulbug
not too many, but a few good ones.
1) is right at the start like the first comment describes
2) is when one of the lawyers searches the suspects flat & gets jumped by another character
1) is right at the start like the first comment describes
2) is when one of the lawyers searches the suspects flat & gets jumped by another character
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Is someone possessed?
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Niniz
one character mentions that a certain disorder looks like a possession. on other scenes, it is described that a religious authority gaslights other characters with the speech that they need to "expel the demon out of them" .
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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HeatherJordan
A main character is in custody for most of the movie.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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helpfulbug
no scenes take place in a mental institution. in the end of the movie a character is send to a mental institution and it is portrayed as a better alternative to prison.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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slammybrosia
The character Shaughnessy talks with food in his mouth and slurps some tea. It’s over pretty quickly, but noticeable.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Niniz
it is believed to be for most part of the movie
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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helpfulbug
whole movie sets up a character with all the tropes we know and despise:
- an 'innocent' looking character with a cartoonishly evil side
- 2 way split in good and bad side
- the bad personality is violent against everyone without exception, doesn't seem to be reasonable, makes fun of the other personality for being weak
- main personality isn't aware of the disorder and no one informs him throughout the entire movie
- forced switches between personality in public to prove a point
- a monolog of how the character in question is faking it to get out of persecution
- the movies twist being the character actually faking it and tricking his attorney into helping him be proven innocent
- an 'innocent' looking character with a cartoonishly evil side
- 2 way split in good and bad side
- the bad personality is violent against everyone without exception, doesn't seem to be reasonable, makes fun of the other personality for being weak
- main personality isn't aware of the disorder and no one informs him throughout the entire movie
- forced switches between personality in public to prove a point
- a monolog of how the character in question is faking it to get out of persecution
- the movies twist being the character actually faking it and tricking his attorney into helping him be proven innocent
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Niniz
i would argue that it seems like it for most of the movie, but it's not mentioned specifically
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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helpfulbug
there is a few side comments about sex, nothing too graphic in my opinion
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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acmr
When the main character is rewatching a tape, it flashes black a few times to show it was running low on battery.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Niniz
in some court scenes a attorney tries to discredit a diagnosis by mocking the symptoms described by a professional and implying some of the symptoms are a voluntary decision, it was very triggering for me since i heard that a lot before
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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helpfulbug
the murder victim (age not specified, I would say 60+) sexually assaults multiple young adults around the age of 19
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Rafilo
One scene, not very long, on video tape
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Niniz
idk how to explain it without spoilers but it's the same character saying it to himself
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Is someone homeless?
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only mentioned
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Is there gun violence?
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i don't remember any gunshots but in some scenes some characters are shown carrying and pointing guns
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