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Primal Fear

(1996)

Rated R for brief grisly violence, pervasive strong language and a sex scene.

R 129min.
Drama
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A high-profile slaying becomes the case of an ambitious attorney's career in this legal thriller based on the novel by William Diehl. Richard Gere stars as Martin Vail, a famed defense lawyer who volunteers his services to Aaron Stampler (Edward ... Read More
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Martin Vail
Janet Venable
John Shaughnessy
Aaron Stampler
Dr. Molly Arrington
Judge Miriam Shoat
Duty Officer
Bud Yancy
Sergeant

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September 06, 2011
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I saw this movie in an entirely different view.......the movie though done in 1996 is a \"made for TV\" drama.....You also did not give any credit to Edward Norton, without whom the whole movie would be be as you described.....Richard Gere,though is good as a suave, handsome \"Pretty Man\" ,is not an actor that can embody a different personality. He has the same expressions
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