

Primer
What happens if it actually works?
A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.
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6.7/10
2,577 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7K
- Box office
- $545.4K
- Language
- English
- distrust
- garage
- mathematics
- identity crisis
- time travel
- time machine
- paradox
- mechanical engineering
- determinism
- incredulous
Top billed cast




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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival16 Jan 2004
- Theatrical (limited)PG-138 Oct 2004
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1219 Aug 2005
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD20 Feb 2006
AustraliaAU
- PremiereAdelaide Film Festival28 Feb 2005
- TheatricalM25 Aug 2005
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival17 Sept 2004
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL10 Nov 2010
FinlandFI
- PhysicalK-16DVD22 Feb 2006
FranceFR
- Theatrical21 Feb 2007
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT1217 Sept 2004
- TheatricalNot rated, Not dubbed into German28 Jul 2005
- PhysicalNot rated, Not dubbed into German20 Feb 2006
GreeceGR
- Theatrical132 Jun 2005
- Theatrical (limited)Panorama of European Cinema10 Oct 2008
HungaryHU
- TV25 Jun 2006
IcelandIS
- PhysicalDVD28 Jul 2005
Frequently asked questions
Primer was released on 8 October 2004.
Audience reviews
2- C6/10
CinemaSerf
9/4/2023
This has quite a clever concept - a group of four engineering friends are building a prototype piece of equipment. "Abe" (David Sullivan) discovers - accidentally - when testing it, that is has positively game-changing potential and confides his secret in his colleague "Aaron" (Shane Carruth). Rather than share this invention between the group, the two decide to relocate their gadget and use it to exploit the stock m…
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James
10/15/2023
Brilliant concept, yet so-so execution which would have been helped by a higher budget. However, this is a brilliant attempt at creating a time travel film with next to no money. While the film has its faults, the performances and dialogue are great and I love that it doesn’t expect its audience to be dumb; by the way, when I say that… I mean it. This is maybe the most confusing film of all time.
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