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Primer

Name: Primer
Director: Shane Carruth
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2004-10-08
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford

2004 · 1h 17m · Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

IMDb 6.7 Metacritic 68 RT 72%

If you're in the mood for a cerebral, mind-bending puzzle that demands your full attention and multiple rewatches, absolutely watch it—Primer is a fascinatingly complex indie sci-fi thriller that rewards patient viewers. Just know you'll need to bring your A-game to follow the deliberately convoluted plot; it's brilliantly ambitious but not for casual watching.

Plot

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.

Director: Shane Carruth

Cast: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford

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