Primate
Lucy, a college student, along with 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.
Why it matters
A tense survival thriller that pits a close-knit group against a rabid chimpanzee on a Hawaiian vacation, blending naturalistic dread with animal horror tropes.
- The star is Ben, the chimpanzee whose descent into rabid violence drives the film’s uneasy tension—though practical effects don’t fully sell the menace.
- Solid performances anchor the story, with Troy Kotsur quietly adding gravitas as the deaf father.
- Fans of creature features and animal attack subgenre will appreciate the escalating dread, even if the ape’s CGI and motion can’t quite carry the terror.
- The film’s slow build and intimate setting evoke a simmering dread rather than outright gore, making it more a psychological survival tale than a slasher.
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Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
36
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
0
Survival
66
Survival
