History Film / Primal

* EnemyMine: Initially both Loffler and the Jaguar both escape and pose a threat to Frank and the crew, however when Frank manages to shoot Loffler with a dart and catches him in a trap, he turns the Jaguar loose and lets her deal with the assassin and return for her help decides to send her to a sanctuary.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Loffler releases a number of wild animals (including the Jaguar) to cause a distraction, this ends up literally coming back to bite him when Frank manages to catch him in a trap and leaves him hanging helpless to be eaten by the big cat.

* JustDesserts: Loffler, he is a political assassin who also killed multiple innocent people and animals on the ship who ends up being shot with a tranquilizer dart and left suspended in one of Frank’s traps who then lets loose the Jaguar to eat him alive.

* SnipingTheCockpit: Loffeler kills the two marshals manning the bridge of the ship by making a BoomHeadshot on each of them from the prow of the ship.He then trashes the bridge to render the ship unsteerable.

* NiceHat: Frank Walsh wears a battered safari hat.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Supervising Marshal John Ringer, played by [=LaMont=] Garrett, is the black bald leader of an elite USMarshal team, escorting an extremely high-risk prisoner back to the U.S. He has a 'take no shit' attitude and immediately clashes with GreatWhiteHunter Frank Walsh; a civilian who refuses to respect his authority.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Loffler releases a number of wild animals (including the Jaguar) to cause a stir action, this ends up literally coming back to bite him when Frank manages to catch him in a trap and leaves him hanging helpless to be eaten by the big cat.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Attempts to cause a distraction by releasing a number of wild animal (including the Jaguar) ends up literally coming back to bite him when Frank catches him in a trap and leaves him hanging helpless to be eaten by the big cat.

* JustDesserts: Loffler, he is a political assassin who also killed multiple innocent people and animals on the ship ends up shot with a tranquilizer dart and left suspended in one of Frank’s traps who then lets loose the Jaguar to eat him alive.

''Primal'' is a 2019 {{Action}} {{Thriller}} film directed by Nick Powell and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/FamkeJanssen, Creator/KevinDurand, Creator/LaMonicaGarrett, and Michael Imperioli. The film was shot in Puerto Rico and released in the United States on November 8, 2019.

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!!Tropes in ''Primal'' include:

* BoomHeadshot: Loffel makes almost of his kills via headshot so as to bypass the {{Bullet Proof Vest}}s the {{US Marshal}}s are wearing.

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''Primal'' is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Nick Powell and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/FamkeJanssen, Creator/KevinDurand, Creator/LaMonicaGarrett, and Michael Imperioli. The film was shot in Puerto Rico and released in the United States on November 8, 2019.

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''Primal'' is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Nick Powell and starring Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/FamkeJanssen, Creator/KevinDurand, [=LaMonica=] Garrett, and Michael Imperioli. The film was shot in Puerto Rico and released in the United States on November 8, 2019.

* TrapMaster: Frank specialises in [[BingItBackAlive capturing live animals]] and uses his expertise in traps to level the playing field in his battle against black ops operative Loffler.

* TrapMaster: Frank specialises in [[BingIBackAlive capturing live animals]] and uses his expertise in traps to level the playing field in his battle against black ops operative Loffler.

* TrapMaster: Frank specialises in [[BingEmBackAlive capturing live animals]] and uses his expertise in traps to level the playing field in his battle against black ops operative Loffler.

* ClosestThingWeGot: Dr. Ellen Taylor ''is'' a medical practitioner, but she is a neurologist. As the only medical personnel on the ship, she ends up dealing with all of the injuries sustained. She certainly remembers enough of her basic training to deal with gunshot wounds and animals bites, but where she is really out of her depth is when Morales is bitten by a bushmaster, as it is unlikely she ever has ever had to deal with snakebite, even during her residency.

Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/{{Primal}} video game]], [[WesternAnimation/Primal2019 animated series]], or 2010 Australian horror film with which it shares its title.