

Primer
2004-10-08 · 77 min · ★ 6.7
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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- Directors
- Shane Carruth
- Production companies
- erbp
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 7,000
- Revenue
- USD 545,436
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Shane CarruthAaron
David SullivanAbe
Casey GoodenRobert
Anand UpadhyayaPhilip
Kevin Lucero LessSeth Pool Party GuestTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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