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555 design
rated 10

You have to see it several times. It’s worth the effort.

2 years ago
Critic Kim Newman
rated 6

...experienced ‘chrononauts’ will meet themselves scratching their heads in amused puzzlement as they emerge from an earlier screening…

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

Primer is a puzzle film that will leave you wondering about paradoxes, loopholes, loose ends, events without explanation, chronologies that don't seem to fit.

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Kasper Løvborg
rated 10

Never have I been so attentive and challenged during a first viewing. Pieces to the puzzle are there in plain sight and only one is missing, the one also unattainable by the protagonists, leaving some wiggleroom for further hypotheses. Given that ...

3 years ago

Cast & Crew

Shane Carruth
As Aaron
Shane Carruth
Composer
Shane Carruth
Director
Kevin Lucero Less
As Seth Pool Party Guest
Jay Butler
As Metalshop Worker

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Two tech-savvy friends working on a side project in their garage accidentally discover a way to manipulate time. They build a device that allows them to travel back in time, but their attempts to use it to gain wealth and power lead to unintended consequences. As they continue to alter the timeline, they start to notice alarming side effects, including earbleeds and worsening handwriting. Tensions rise between the two friends as they struggle to keep their actions secret and deal with the consequences of their meddling. The film explores themes of time travel, causality, and the unpredictable nature of messing with the fabric of reality.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Primer include The Prestige, The Butterfly Effect, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The X Files: I Want to Believe, Godsend, Dorian Gray (2009).