Primitive War

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Primitive War

2025

2h 7m

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Vietnam. 1968. A recon unit known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone and must face the most terrifying creatures to ever walk the earth.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Dec 2, 2025

3/5

An unashamed exploitation movie with teeth, this has all the dinosaur devilry and gung-ho soldiering you could want. There’s even a sweet Tyrannosaur love story in the mix.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Nov 25, 2025

3/5

There’s a cheerful cheesy gleefulness that motors the movie along.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Aug 22, 2025

Despite the constant of the soldiers running and gunning their way through war terrain while dodging prehistoric attacks, Primitive War is surprisingly inert.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

May 19, 2026

4/10

From a purely technical standpoint it is an impressive achievement in film production. From a more creative perspective? It is an unwieldy disappointment.

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John Serba

Decider

Mar 12, 2026

It’s not quite Primitive Snore but it comes a little too close.

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Tom Atkinson

Flickering Myth

Dec 12, 2025

5/5

Primitive War is, improbably, the most entertaining dinosaur film in years. It’s chaotic, heartfelt, brutal and oddly sincere. It knows its audience. It knows its influences. And it is an action movie with enough bite to make a Tyrannosaurus proud.

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Nick D

Dec 14, 2025

An amazing action adventure with guns, blood and Dinosaurs what's not to love?

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Alex

Sep 19, 2025

More like 2 and a quarter stars, was so glad seeing Piven back on the big screen

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Nuk Suwanchote

Sep 9, 2025

Movies was so much fun! Dino action like no other! satisfied a dino hunger ever since the beginning of time! So much heart and passion in the film by the filmmakers. Incredibly impressed and would highly recomend watching!

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Adam

Sep 5, 2025

I haven't seen a dinosaur movie this good since the very first jurassic park.

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David S

Sep 4, 2025

I liked the dinosaurs. They were realistic enough. Not so much the military. Their decision process, the way they maneuvered (running for their lives only to rest in the open?).

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Matthew

Sep 3, 2025

Dinosaurs and American squad- good Forced Russian and Vietnamese accents- bad

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Synopsis

Vietnam. 1968. A recon unit known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone and must face the most terrifying creatures to ever walk the earth.

Director: Luke Sparke
Producer: Carmel Imrie, Carly Sparke
Screenwriter: Luke Sparke
Distributor: Fathom Entertainment
Production Co: Sparke Films
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2025
Runtime: 2h 7m

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