Primer
“What happens if it actually works?”
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.
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Cast
20 people
Shane Carruth
Aaron
Known for
Upstream Color
Tales from the Loop
David Sullivan
Abe
Known for
Sharp Objects
The Wilds
Casey Gooden
Robert
Also in
Cowell Creek Trail
Anand Upadhyaya
Philip
No other roles listed
Carrie Crawford
Kara
No other roles listed
Jay Butler
Metalshop Worker
Also in
Raw Deal
Car Wash
John Carruth
Man On Couch #1
No other roles listed
Juan Tapia
Man On Couch #2
Ashley Warren
Hostess
Samantha Thomson
Rachel Granger
Also in
Good Night
A Conversation with Mr. D
Chip Carruth
Thomas Granger
No other roles listed
Delaney Price
Laney
No other roles listed
Shane Carruth Director · Troy Dick Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $545K · Budget $7K · United States release October 8, 2004
Box office
Budget
$7,000
Worldwide gross
$545,436
Gross vs. budget
77.9×
Production
erbp
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · January 16, 2004
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 8, 2004
Limited theatrical
Australia
February 28, 2005 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
August 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
September 17, 2004 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Finland
February 22, 2006 · Physical · DVD
France
February 21, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
September 17, 2004 · Digital
July 28, 2005 · Theatrical · Not rated, Not dubbed into German
February 20, 2006 · Physical · Not rated, Not dubbed into German
Greece
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
October 10, 2008 · Limited theatrical · Panorama of European Cinema
Hungary
June 25, 2006 · TV
Iceland
July 28, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
February 13, 2005 · Premiere · Dublin Film Festival
August 19, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
September 24, 2005 · Theatrical · (Tokyo)
Mexico
April 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
May 12, 2005 · Theatrical · (limited)
Norway
November 26, 2004 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
March 1, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 19, 2006 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Spain
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 8, 2004 · Physical
Türkiye
May 25, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 20, 2006 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
August 19, 2005 · Theatrical
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