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In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

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Critics Consensus

Turning the camera's scrutinizing eye back onto To Catch a Predator's journalistic legacy, Primetime interrogates the slippery boundary between justice and lurid spectacle with crackling style and an outstanding Robert Pattinson.

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A fascinating look behind the curtain of a televised cultural phenomenon, Primetime approaches its provocative subject with sharp craftsmanship and striking visuals, even if its perspective may not resonate with every viewer.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

3 days ago

If the movie had more to offer than frivolous musings about the fame machine and its sickly products, it might successfully catch us in its trap. But unlike the show it’s scrutinizing, “Primetime” lets its prey walk free.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

5 days ago

3/4

[Pattinson] is a metaphorical Icarus, and he’s flying so close to the sun that the only mystery is when he’s going to get burned, not if.

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Rob Silverman Ascher

Chicago Reader

Sep 30, 2026

When the Predator crew teams up with a heavily militarized police force in a small Texas town, the sense of Primetime as a greater commentary on America’s cultural preoccupation with dominance comes into sharp relief.

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

3 hrs ago

B+

Without overreaching, Oppenheim manages to evoke the entirety of the 2000s depicted through just one show over the course of just a few months.

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

1 day ago

4/5

Philosophically challenging, its precis on morals, laws, and justice find a chilling summation in five words, I can make it work, the implications of which signal the end of civilization, and maybe we deserve it.

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Edgar Ortega

Where Heartbreak Feels Good

1 day ago

As the product that it is, it's really good... But I do think that sometimes the comedy undermines the point that the movie is trying to explore.

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Tiffany H

1 hr ago

Waste of time. I went with my teen and we both agreed it was the worst movie we have seen in theaters. No true plot. A weird ending a just plane flat. Save your money.

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Joseph

5 hrs ago

I was expecting something a bit more meaty. Based on reality but didnt go anywhere, resulting in an anticlimactic ending.

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C

16 hrs ago

Not the best I’ve seen from A24

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Chris F

18 hrs ago

Excellent film. Pattison is a great actor.

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Mirakyle

18 hrs ago

The movie felt like it had an amazing story to work with, but there was no theme or point throughout the movie. It was so boring.

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Makayla

19 hrs ago

Half a star is too many stars. They really should have consulted with Chris Hansen and not make him look nuts and like a villain. Terrible dog water movie

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Synopsis

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

Director: Lance Oppenheim
Producer: Robert Pattinson, Brighton McCloskey, Lars Knudsen, Ari Aster, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, William Iannaccone
Screenwriter: Ajon Singh
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Range Media Partners, A24, Icki Eneo Arlo, Square Peg
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Material|Language|Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 49m

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