Primal Fear

1996 · Movies · 2h 10m · Crime, Drama

bleak

Major character dies

Sexual violence

Ends on a twist

How it ends

Aaron fakes insanity, gets acquitted, and Vail realizes he freed a guilty man.

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Overview

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.