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

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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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Louis Chilton

Independent (UK)

2 days ago

4/5

Primetime’s story is insular, but there is a wealth of ideas; the central concerns here, paedophilia and predation, are handled with an intelligent, confounding sparseness.

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

2 days ago

4/5

A thriller that finds satire everywhere it looks. And as the show’s real-life circus master Chris Hansen, Robert Pattinson puts in his best performance in a golden year.

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Kimber Myers

Crooked Marquee

4 days ago

B+

... Primetime is a darkly hilarious satire that somehow never loses sight of all the horrors it’s depicting.

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Chris McCoy

Memphis Flyer

6 hrs ago

The show was called "To Catch a Predator," but Oppenheim makes the case that everyone involved, from the alleged pedos getting busted on national television to Hansen to the head of the network, are all predators of one kind or another.

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

8 hrs ago

2/5

I can’t tell if Lance Oppenheim is trying to be clever with Chris Hansen, but I am convinced this film is broken, concealing the very conversation the director wanted to have.

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Armond White

National Review

23 hrs ago

This film is not an analysis of how media functions, fails, or misleads. It’s just another A24 indie-monstrosity, a creep-out designed for a future media-studies curriculum.

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CTBoone57

6 hrs ago

Great filmmaking and excellent performances from Robert Pattinson and Skyler Gisondo!

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Steven

20 hrs ago

The movie’s a little sporadic, solid film.

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Matthew G

2 days ago

Worth the watch

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Terry Jackson

2 days ago

Right off the bat, this movie felt like a parody of *To Catch a Predator*. Chris Hansen is depicted as this Dracula-inspired character, and Robert Pattinson did a solid job in the role. However, I don’t think it was an Oscar-worthy performance. The guy handling the chat logs with the predators to me he was getting bricked up by talking to these sick men was definitely a choice. I just wish the filmmakers had reached out to Chris Hansen instead of making a movie that relied so heavily on fantasy and information they seemingly read off Wikipedia. The subplot involving the decoy felt completely unnecessary, especially with him singing “Seasons of Love” throughout the movie. The whole film felt unreal and cringey, and I don’t think A24 was the right studio for it because they were unable to deliver a somewhat coherent story I walked out of the theater because I said to myself “Decoy Dan is gonna sing Seasons of Love while on the phone with the predator that is gonna kill himself huh?” And boy was I right! In my opinion, this is a movie I wish I had waited to rent instead of seeing it in theaters. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Jeff

3 days ago

very disturbing

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raul

3 days ago

Takes a lot of liberties but still an enjoyable movie with what seems two main characters. Hansen shares the spotlight with decoy Dan but still a great watch.

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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 (Language|Graphic Nudity|Disturbing Sexual Material|Some Violent Content)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 3, 2026
Runtime: 1h 49m

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