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Primer

Primer

Oct 8, 2004
77 min
Science FictionDramaThriller
6.8/ 10
2,300 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.8/10
2,300 votes
IMDB
6.7/10
119,199 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
68/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$7,000Production cost
Box Office$545,436Worldwide gross
Profit$538,436Profitable
ROI
+7691.9%Return on investment
US Box Office$424,760Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

3 wins & 7 nominations total

Details

Production information

"What happens if it actually works?"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$7,000

Revenue

$545,436

Production Companies

erbp

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