Primitive War (2025)

Name: Primitive War
Director: Luke Sparke
Genre: Action, Horror, War
Released: 2025-08-21
Duration: 2 h 13 min
Cast: Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten, Nick Wechsler

Action Horror War

Director: Luke Sparke

Cast: Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten, Nick Wechsler

5.4

65%

Runtime133 min

Rating15

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During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.

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Primitive War (2025), directed by Luke Sparke, blends edge-of-your-seat action and horror as a Vietnam War recon unit encounters the unexpected threat of prehistoric dinosaurs in an isolated jungle valley. Fans of genre-blending films and Sparke's previous work will appreciate the unique premise and the stellar performances from actors like Jeremy Piven and Tricia Helfer.

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Primitive War is a 2025 Australian science fiction action horror film directed by Luke Sparke and based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Ethan Pettus, who both co-wrote the script for film. Starring Ryan Kwanten, Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler and Jeremy Piven, the film is set in a Vietnam jungle valley during 1968 and follows a reconnaissance unit who carries out a rescue mission for a US Army Special Forces platoon and are attacked by de-extinct dinosaurs.