Primal Fear

IMDb

7.7/10

Rated

R

Primal Fear is a 1996 legal thriller directed by Gregory Hoblit and based on the novel by William Diehl. Richard Gere plays Martin Vail, a confident Chicago defense attorney who loves the spotlight and volunteers to defend Aaron Stampler, a stuttering young man from Kentucky found fleeing the scene of a beloved archbishop's murder. As Vail faces his former lover, prosecutor Janet Venable, he uncovers secrets that change the case. Edward Norton's debut as Aaron earned him an Oscar nomination.

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