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Primetime

2026 · 110 min

A slow-burn, unsettling plunge into the making of a reality TV sting, where performative justice curdles into a tense, morally queasy nightmare.

Tagline: Are you ready to make television history?
Overview: In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
obsession
corruption
guilt
justice
Places: suburbs
big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller, drama
Directed by: Lance Oppenheim
Written by: Ajon Singh
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, Phoebe Bridgers, Victor Brunette, Bokeem Woodbine, Michael Chachere
Music: Ari Balouzian
Cinematography: David Bolen
Runtime: 110 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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