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Primal Fear (1996) is streaming on Paramount+. Also available on Hoopla with a participating library card.
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Primal Fear
Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
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You can watch Primal Fear (1996) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Chicago’s legal elite collide with the dark, whispered secrets of the Catholic Church in this sharp courtroom battle. A cynical defense attorney bets his reputation on a stuttering altar boy, only to find the truth far more fractured than the law.
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Gregory Hoblit
Cast
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Terry O'Quinn, Andre Braugher, Steven Bauer, Joe Spano
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Primal Fear
Sooner or later, a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real.
You can watch Primal Fear (1996) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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77%
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89%
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Director
Gregory Hoblit
Cast
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Terry O'Quinn, Andre Braugher, Steven Bauer, Joe Spano
8 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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