Movie
Primer
2004PG-131h 17m6.7 / 10
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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Synopsis
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.
More about Primer
Cast
Shane CarruthAaron
David SullivanAbe
Casey GoodenRobert
Anand UpadhyayaPhilipCarrie CrawfordKara
Jay ButlerMetalshop Worker
John CarruthMan On Couch #1
Juan TapiaMan On Couch #2
Credits
- Directed by
- Shane Carruth
- Written by
- Shane Carruth
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $7K
- Box office
- $545.4K
Production
- erbpUnited States
Themes
determinismdistrustgarageidentity crisisincredulousmathematicsmechanical engineeringparadox
