Primal Fear

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7.3	Rating (695 ratings)
7.7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Gregory Hoblit

Starring (View all)

Richard Gere
Martin Vail

Laura Linney
Janet Venable

John Mahoney
Shaughnessy

Alfre Woodard
Shoat

Frances McDormand
Molly

Edward Norton
Aaron / Roy

Terry O'Quinn
Yancy

Andre Braugher
Goodman

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William Diehl
(novel)

Steve Shagan
(screenplay) and

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An average movie

8 years, 11 months ago at Jul 1 21:42

johanlefourbe

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Since I kept hearing some really good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out and I had some rather high expectations. Indeed, at the time, Richard Gere was supposedly the big star in this flick but all the attention went to the fresh newcomer Edward Norton who blew everyone away with a really impressive performance. In the years following, he would show up in ‘American Histo... read more

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Courtroom thriller about a slick, hotshot lawyer (Richard Gere) who takes the seemingly unwinnable case of a young altar boy (Edward Norton) accused of murdering an eminent catholic priest.

Release date: 3 April 1996
UPC: 097363283270

Tags: Thriller (15), Murder (13), Drama (11), Crime (9), 1996 (8), Courtroom (8), Catholic (8), Multiple Personality (7), Bishop (7), Church (6), Twist Ending (6), Lawyer (6), Mystery (5), Revenge (5), Mental Illness (5), (5), Corruption (4), Richard Gere (4), Chicago (3), Scandal (3)

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" Courtroom thriller about a slick, hotshot lawyer, who takes the seemingly unwinnable case of a young altar boy accused of murdering an eminent catholic priest. Richard Gere, delivered a great performance, but however Edward Norton, gave a very memorable one as the prisoner that he is defending. Critics applauded Gere and Norton’s performances, and felt it was one of the best films, of the year. And then, there was the much talked about ending. The film, was based on the novel by William "

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" "If you want justice, go to a whorehouse. If you wanna get fucked, go to court." Directed by Gregory Hoblit Written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman Music by James Newton Howard Cinematography by Michael Chapman Editing by David Rosenbloom"

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: January 6th Via: Netflix Plot: An altar boy is accused of murdering a high-profile archbishop, and is defended in court by an ambitious defence attourney. Rating: 7.6/10"