

Primate
Something's wrong with Ben.
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.
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6.4/10
969 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $21M
- Box office
- $41.2M
- Language
- English
- hawaii
- pet
- chimpanzee
- animal attack
- gore
- survival
- monkey
- survival horror
- rabies
- primate
- mongoose
- animal horror
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United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalA9 Jan 2026
United StatesUS
- PremiereFantastic Fest18 Sept 2025
- PremiereBeyond Fest24 Sept 2025
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival25 Oct 2025
- PremiereDenver Film Festival31 Oct 2025
- TheatricalR9 Jan 2026
- Digital / OTTR10 Feb 2026
- Digital / OTTRParamount+25 Mar 2026
- PhysicalRBlu-ray / DVD21 Apr 2026
- Digital / OTTRPrime Video31 Jul 2026
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1830 Jan 2026
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical22 Jan 2026
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSXSW Sydney 18 Oct 2025
- TheatricalMA 15+22 Jan 2026
- Digital / OTTMA 15+1 Jun 2026
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)18AMonday Mystery Movie5 Jan 2026
- Theatrical18A8 Jan 2026
AlbaniaAL
- Theatrical8 Jan 2026
Antigua & BarbudaAG
- Theatrical8 Jan 2026
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+168 Jan 2026
ArubaAW
- Theatrical8 Jan 2026
AustriaAT
- Theatrical29 Jan 2026
AzerbaijanAZ
- Theatrical18+8 Jan 2026
Frequently asked questions
Primate was released on 1 January 2026.
Audience reviews
3- C6/10
CinemaSerf
2/5/2026
It’s been a while since “Lucy” (Johnny Sequoyah) has been home to her luxury family home in Hawai’i, so her arrival with friend “Kate” (Victoria Wyant) and the not quite so welcome “Hannah” (Jess Alexander) is eagerly awaited by her deaf dad “Adam” (Troy Kotsur), her younger sister “Erin” (Gia Hunter) and the undoubted star of the film - their pet chimp “Ben”. Now any sense of jeopardy which we might have had coming …
- E7/10
Enes
2/12/2026
I thought it was a good film. The monkey seemed to have rabies and a personality disorder. The 2-hour film flowed very well; I wasn't bored. The camera zoomed in nicely on the violent scenes. It made me nauseous. The acting was passable, the effects were good, and the script was very similar to another film I've seen, but I can't remember the name. Is it worth watching? Give it a chance. It gets a 7 out of 10. Thanks…
- S5/10
Sierbahnn
5/10/2026
If your ape fails in your apemovie... run If you are hinging your entire premise on that the ape is supposed to be central, and scary, like a Chucky or a M3gan or a Shakma, then you need to make it look really good. And this one does not. Its face is not expressive enough, and you can only hide so much of the clunky motions by making the movie dark. The characters are nice, the story is what it needs to be, but the …
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