Primer

2004 film directed by Shane Carruth

Movie film Q1434995

Facts

40 properties

Instance of: film
Award received: Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award, Alfred P. Sloan Prize^[1]^[2]
Director: Shane Carruth^[3]
Genre: science fiction film, drama film, arthouse science fiction film, time-travel film^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Publication date: October 8, 2004^[21]
Official website: www.primermovie.com^[24]
Screenwriter: Shane Carruth^[4]
Producer: Shane Carruth^[12]
Duration: +77^[30]
Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1^[31]
Assessment: Bechdel test
Australian Classification: M
BBFC rating: 12A certificate
Box office: +424760
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
Capital cost: +7000^[32]
Cast member: David Sullivan, Shane Carruth^[10]^[11]
Color: color^[19]
Composer: Shane Carruth^[5]
Country of origin: United States^[20]
Distributed by: Netflix^[22]
Distribution format: video on demand^[15]
FSK film rating: FSK 12^[29]
Film editor: Shane Carruth^[26]

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Filming location: Addison^[25]
IGAC rating: M/12
IMDA rating: PG
Kijkwijzer rating: AL
MPA film rating: PG-13^[28]
Narrative location: Texas^[23]
Original film format: 16 mm film
Original language of film or TV show: English^[14]
P14449: 8914
P14671: 40929
P14821: 390384
P15002: film/195707
Production company: StudioCanal^[13]
Review score: 72%, 6.6/10, 68/100^[16]^[17]^[18]
Title: Primer^[27]
Uses: time loop

🏷️ Also known as

en Primer ar برايمر fa آغازگر he תפקודי 2004 סרת ja プライマー ko 프리머 ru Детонатор ru Детонатор (фильм, 2004) tr Primer (film) uk Детонатор (фільм, 2004) zh 命運之門 zh-hans 命运之门

🔖 Identifiers · 64

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AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID: 63196
AllMovie title ID: v301328
Allcinema film ID: 323062
AlloCiné film ID: 58126
Apple TV movie ID: umc.cmc.29qec9frjzyhp4pi7dnbz4nmv
Bechdel Test Movie List ID: 1420
Blu-ray.com film ID: 146424
Box Office Mojo film ID (former scheme): primer
Cine.gr film ID (archived): 705264
Ciné-Ressources film ID: 101208
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID: 76699

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ClassInd audiovisual work ID: 15439
Daum movie ID: 52983
Does the Dog Die? media ID: 15015
Douban film ID: 1401312
Dvdcompare.net film ID: 8322, 56740
EDb film ID: t0010988
EIDR content ID: 10.5240/102A-940C-175A-E086-85A5-R
ElFilm film ID: 384972
Elonet movie ID: 1311908
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID: primer
Exploitation mark number: 116423
Fernsehserien.de ID: filme/primer
FilmAffinity film ID: 338192
FilmPolski ID: 57450
FilmVandaag ID: film/9705
Filmarks ID: movies/37134
Filmová databáze film ID: 71506
Filmweb.no film ID: 50654
Filmweb.pl film ID: 108799
Freebase ID: /m/0496t9
IMDb ID: tt0390384
ITunes movie ID: 536457427, 1554116352
KINENOTE film ID: 36346
Kinobox film ID: 179401
Kinopoisk film ID: 63971
LUMIERE film ID: 24510
Letterboxd film ID: primer
MUBI film ID: 4343
MYmovies audiovisual work ID: 57244
Metacritic ID: movie/primer
Movie Review Query Engine ID: primer-m100009758
Movie Walker Press film ID: mv34503
MovieMeter film ID: 26649
Moviepilot.de film ID: primer-2
Netflix ID: 60034782
NientePopCorn movie ID: primer
OFDb film ID: 51628
Plex media key: 5d77683be6d55c002040e23c
Rotten Tomatoes ID: m/primer
Schnittberichte.com title ID: 47393
SensCritique work ID: 389027
Sundance Institute Archive film ID: 3043
Swedish Film Database ID: 61408
TCM Movie Database film ID: 535201
TMDB movie ID: 14337
TV Guide show ID (former scheme): 137552
TV.com ID: movies/primer
The Numbers movie ID: Primer
TheTVDB movie ID: 4184
Trakt.tv ID: movies/primer-2004
Trakt.tv film ID: 8610
ČSFD film ID: 180327

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Cast member 2

Shane Carruth, David Sullivan

Genre 2

drama film, science fiction film

Assessment 1

Bechdel test

Award received 1

Alfred P. Sloan Prize

Composer 1

Shane Carruth

Country of origin 1

United States

Director 1

Shane Carruth

Distributed by 1

Netflix

Distribution format 1

video on demand

Film editor 1

Shane Carruth

Instance of 1

film

Narrative location 1

Texas

Original film format 1

16 mm film

Original language of film or TV show 1

English

Producer 1

Shane Carruth

Production company 1

StudioCanal

Screenwriter 1

Shane Carruth

Uses 1

time loop

← Winner 1

Alfred P. Sloan Prize

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FAQs

What awards did Primer receive?

Honors received include Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award^[1] and Alfred P. Sloan Prize^[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Primer — director (P57): Shane Carruth. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Primer — screenwriter (P58): Shane Carruth. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Primer — composer (P86): Shane Carruth. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Primer — genre (P136): science fiction film. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Primer — genre (P136): drama film. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Primer — genre (P136): arthouse science fiction film. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Primer — genre (P136): time-travel film. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Primer — cast member (P161): David Sullivan. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Primer — cast member (P161): Shane Carruth. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Primer — producer (P162): Shane Carruth. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Primer — award received (P166): Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award. Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved 2024-02-08. history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Primer — award received (P166): Alfred P. Sloan Prize. Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved 2024-02-08. history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Primer — production company (P272): StudioCanal. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Primer — original language of film or TV show (P364): English. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Primer — distribution format (P437): video on demand. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Primer — review score (P444): 72%. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-07. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Primer — review score (P444): 6.6/10. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-07. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Primer — review score (P444): 68/100. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Primer — color (P462): color. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Primer — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Primer — publication date (P577): October 8, 2004. IMDb. Retrieved 2026-05-21. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Primer — distributed by (P750): Netflix. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Primer — narrative location (P840): Texas. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Primer — official website (P856): http://www.primermovie.com/. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Primer — filming location (P915): Addison. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Primer — film editor (P1040): Shane Carruth. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Primer — title (P1476): Primer. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Primer — MPA film rating (P1657): PG-13. IMDb. Retrieved 2026-05-21. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Primer — FSK film rating (P1981): FSK 12. IMDb. Retrieved 2026-05-21. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Primer — duration (P2047): 77 minutes. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Primer — aspect ratio (W:H) (P2061): 1.85:1. IMDb. Retrieved 2026-05-21. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Primer — capital cost (P2130): 7000 US dollars. wikidata.org.

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10h ago · Ajarmund · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P15002 → film/195707

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Filming location → Addison

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P14821 → 390384

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P14449 → 8914

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Official website → http://www.primermovie.com/

IMDA rating → PG

Website → —

Distribution format → video on demand

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