Primal Fear

1996 · 129 min · dir. Gregory Hoblit

Primal Fear is a 1996 American legal psychological thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by William Diehl, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman. It stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, and Edward Norton in his film debut. The film follows a Chicago-based defense attorney who believes that his client, an altar boy, is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.