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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
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. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian Nov 25
3/5
There’s a cheerful cheesy gleefulness that motors the movie along. Go to Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Aug 22
Despite the constant of the soldiers running and gunning their way through war terrain while dodging prehistoric attacks, Primitive War is surprisingly inert. Go to Full Review Tom Atkinson Flickering Myth Dec 12
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. Go to Full Review Adam Olinger Adam Does Movies (YouTube) Dec 3
It's too serious to be fun. It's too stupid to be smart. It's too long to be watched. Primitive War is a primitive chore to get through but I did get a few laughs along the way. Just not for the reasons it probably wanted. Go to Full Review Abhishek Srivastava The Times of India Dec 2
3/5
‘Primitive War’ easily fits into the category of a cheesy war film, but it also delivers plenty of ridiculous fun. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick D Dec 14 An amazing action adventure with guns, blood and Dinosaurs what's not to love? See more Alex Sep 19 More like 2 and a quarter stars, was so glad seeing Piven back on the big screen See more Nuk Suwanchote Sep 9 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! See more Adam Sep 5 I haven't seen a dinosaur movie this good since the very first jurassic park. See more David S Sep 4 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?). See more Matthew Sep 3 Dinosaurs and American squad- good Forced Russian and Vietnamese accents- bad See more Read all reviews
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Luke Sparke

Director

Ryan Kwanten

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Tricia Helfer

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Nick Wechsler

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Jeremy Piven

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Anthony Ingruber

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Movie Info

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
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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