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Primate
Released Jan 1, 2026  /  89 min
Box Office: $41.2 million
College student Lucy and her friends spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.
Something's wrong with Ben.
Johnny Sequoyah
Lucy
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Best Performance
Jessica Alexander
Hannah
Troy Kotsur
Adam
Victoria Wyant
Kate
Gia Hunter
Erin
Benjamin Cheng
Nick
Charlie Mann
Drew
Tienne Simon
Brad
Miguel Hernando Torres Umba
Ben
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Scene Stealer
Amina Abdi
Susan
Rob Chalk
Interpreter
Joe Abercrombie
Book Publisher
Nick Romano
Police Officer
Rob Delaney
Lambert
Ben Pronsky
Ben (voice) (uncredited)
Stuart Whelan
Passenger (uncredited)
Kae Alexander
(uncredited)
Kieran Deane
Airport Goer (uncredited)
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80% Drama
Comedy 20%
Animals
Horror
Reviews
Lucy and her friends are in a fight for their lives when Ben, her pet chimp, becomes rabid. This movie does exactly what it says on the tin. In a sea of wannabe highbrow modern horror, here is a modern film which is a callback to the vintage era of high concept exploitation horror. Not the deepest film you will watch but it is tense, gruesome, and has several legitimate scares. Recommended for genre fans, while non fans will likely not enjoy it.