Primal Fear Reviews and Ratings



  • December 15, 2009
    They tried the same plot a thousand times but it was never this good. Edward Norton in his career's first role gives me goosebumps! Awesome.
  • December 8, 2009
    Edward Norton began his career with a bang - he was amazing in this.
  • December 8, 2009
    i was going to say, gere has too friendly of a face to be this character, but he started getting better and better throughout the movie. norton again does an amazing job. at first you'll think the whole murder is figured out, but they make it much more interesting with so many po...( read more)ssibilities. smart movie, really!
  • December 3, 2009
    This is a good mystery thriller starring Richard Gere as a lawyer trying to defend a young altar buy accused of murdering a priest. The movie has a solid engaging story and a great cast. Edward Norton in one of his first roles is quite good. A decent thriller with a good plot twi...( read more)st in the end. Worth a watch.
  • November 22, 2009
    This is where i fell in love with Ed Norton ,amazing performance.
  • November 22, 2009
    Gere's best... Oh how I hate him so. Norton carries this movie above and beyond my expectations.. IMO this movie allowed Norton to become the actor that he is today... Versitile, and talented through and through. Highly recommended.
  • November 18, 2009
    Very suspensful crime/thriller/drama. Edward Norton steals the film with an electrifying performance. Great unexpected twists kept me glued to the screen. The whole cast is good. Very exciting film.
  • November 12, 2009
    its agood movie u all should see it its coolkk.kk.b.doll
  • November 10, 2009
    this was a good m ovie with a twist at the end..
  • November 9, 2009
    A bishop is murdered: Gere defends, Linney prosecutes (and is damn good in this), but the only real reason to watch it is for Edward Norton as the defendant - it's an awesome piece of acting and to say more is to ruin it.
  • November 4, 2009
    mind blowing, edward norton necessarily won the oscar for this superb performance, one of the best performance ever in my opinion.,
    the only thing that bother me is steven bauer, i dunno, i never quite like his acting..
  • October 26, 2009
    Really dont like Richard Gere, but I thought his performance was brilliant & played the part well. Also this was the first movie I saw Edward Nortan in, also playing the part birlliantly.
  • October 24, 2009
    Norton's performance in this movie is amazing. All you Edward Norton fans, you need to watch this one.
  • October 21, 2009
    some intense and well done scenes
  • October 19, 2009
    This was the first movie that I saw with Ed Norton in and it blew me away.
    It reminded me of The Usual Suspects because of the ending.
    Not only is the story great, the parts by the lawyers wer superb.
    Laura Linney owned her role .

    Everyone wants that lawyer that everyone's heard...( read more) about and they come in and don't know what they have gotten themselves into. They are way in over their heads and it's too late to back out.
    I loved every minute of this flick.
  • October 17, 2009
    for edward norton's performance this movie must be watched.
  • October 15, 2009
    muy controversial en ese tiempo
  • September 30, 2009
    These is the movie that made me fallin in love with Edward Norton's act. he's so manipulative!
  • September 28, 2009
    edward norton's performance in one word - unforgettable.
  • September 27, 2009
    it was a great twist at the end
  • September 23, 2009
    its a very good movie that you will finish to the end.
  • September 21, 2009
    how can anyone rate something that is not playing come on flixter whats up
  • September 12, 2009
    **probably one of the best movie from both Gere and Norton... great perfomarce by Gere and Norton... cna't believe that this is Nortons first film... Luara Linney is gorgeous... althoguh predicted the twist right in the middle... the ending just came out of nowhere... wanna read ...( read more)the book....
  • September 9, 2009
    I HATE EDWARD NORTON. dipshit nasal twang.
  • September 6, 2009
    XLLENT MOVIE!! WITH A GREAT TWIST AT THE END.
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  • August 26, 2009
    Norton deserved the Oscar.
  • August 26, 2009
    Great movie and Ed Norton is fantastic in it.
  • August 20, 2009
    This movie even had me fooled. It is reeealy good!
  • August 17, 2009
    Edward Norton is great in his breakout performance. Laura Linney is also really good. The story is good although I could see the ending coming. Richard Gere is his usual mediocre self.
  • August 15, 2009
    Pretty exciting, but not much intensity in the story. It feels like I've already seen the movie.
  • August 14, 2009
    First movie I saw with Edward Norton! Fantastic!
  • August 13, 2009
    (MAJOR SPOILERS) Edward Norton is excellent in this courtroom drama/psychological thriller. However, I was extremely disappointed by the ending. I'm always on the look for movies that tell the truth about multiple personalities, and this appeared to be, for the most part, accurat...( read more)e. And then they decide to make it all fake? There's something unfair about that. It was a very good courtroom drama up until that point, when they decided they needed a sudden twist ending to be... what? Interesting? Shocking? Daring? I have no idea. But only Edward Norton's acting made that scene interesting to watch, otherwise I would have been rolling my eyes in disgust. Not a smart direction to take the story.
  • August 10, 2009
    Tagline:

    Sooner or later a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.

    Primal Fear had a wonderful and very well known cast. From Richard Gere, Laura LInney, Alfre Woodward, Terry O'Quinn, the list goes on and on. But, Edward Norton out shined th...( read more)em all and gives a twist performance at the end.
  • August 8, 2009
    This what I mean by good plot and a good twist!
  • August 5, 2009
    Edward Norton was amazing.

    Sooner or later a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.

    Marty: You want justice, go to a whorehouse. You wanna get fucked, go to court.

    Marty: Why gamble with money when you can gamble with people's lives? That was a joke. All right, I'...( read more)ll tell you. I believe in the notion that people are innocent until proven guilty. I believe in that notion because I choose to believe in the basic goodness of people. I choose to believe that not all crimes are committed by bad people. And I try to understand that some very, very good people do some very bad things.
  • August 2, 2009
    Wow, yet another stand-out performance by Edward Norton. And to think, this was his first film.

    The story-line is fairly easy to understand, at least to begin with. It's a bit rough in places and it soon becomes complicated in unexpected ways. There are moments when it's...( read more) hard to make sense of everything that you've just seen/ heard, but stay with it, it's definitely worth it in the end. Plus, it really is like no other film.

    Richard Gere is great in his role. He holds charm and poise, and I changed my mind about him a few times as to whether or not he was a 'good' guy.

    Saying this, I thought the outstanding performance belonged to Edward Norton. It seems he is faultless in his acting. I can't think of one criticism against his name, yet there are so many calls of praise.

    He is so engaging, and his character draws you in from the first instance we meet him. Lovable: yes. Innocent: you'll have to watch it and see...
  • July 27, 2009
    hey, what's wrong? becuase i couldn't watch a movie here? it always appear cannot displayed in your region. what am i to do? it seems that that film is so good to watch..
  • July 26, 2009
    This movie was wonderful. Richard Gere and Edward Norton delivered two of the best performances I have ever seen in and movie of law.
  • July 25, 2009
    Ed Norton is a CRAZY MOFO.
  • July 17, 2009
    hey i couldn't watch not in my area
  • July 16, 2009
    Watch for the ending.....
  • July 13, 2009
    This was one of my favorite movies before. I was very impressed by Norton's acting. Fantastic.
  • July 11, 2009
    I loved this movie. The ending is awesome
  • July 2, 2009
    This movie is one of the reasons why i love Edward Norton.
  • June 21, 2009
    Average thriller that includes however a must see star making scene by Norton.

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