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cait

OMG ITS HAPPENING!!!!

erika

525,600 minutes 🗣

Victoria 🌱

Yo idk why rent’s being referenced yet but I love it

Victoria 🌱

Yo I missed this in theatres LFG

Ria An

Yessss, it‘s been a while since i‘ve seen a reaction with diamond dave

Devonte Campbell

saving this for later tonight… Big Night Plans

Maisie

FWIW, Chris Hansen maintains that pretty much this whole film is a fictional character assassination of him. And honestly he's got a pretty good legal case if he decides to file.

Cassandra

IM SO EXCITED. Robert is such a powerhouse in this

Cassandra

I meannn the ending is very much real. I don’t think a judge would care they made up a cheating scandal lol

S Kim

Ooooh wait I hope you guys can watch ‘you can see everything’ when it’s available for streaming!

Knightmare (edited)

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2026-11-06 01:00 I'm genuinely surprised by how much I disliked this. I mean is it a Chris Hansen biopic or just a reason to hire out half of Hollywood and out them all in the same movie. The fact that basically everybody important in this movie is a well-known actor from something else who didn't really out-act or make themselves singular from previously iconic characters was a huge disservice to the whole film. This is the first time I even have to complain about Robert Pattinson. Throughout the whole movie, I saw NOTHING but Rob. There was no Chris. It was Rob playing a character called Chris Hansen. The directing and color grading was really phenomenal. The script was bad. The thematic elements were interesting but more in theory than in execution. I think the show UNREAL did a much better job of what they were trying to achieve, even down to the aspect of egomanic particulars that people in this business take on. I can understand why people would like this movie, though. But to me.... extremely underwhelming and extremely poorly cast. Why is Anna Farris playing Chris Hansen's wife? LOL
2026-11-04 21:13

Maisie

They also portrayed him as a bad father and employer.

crushingit

I’m not even halfway through yet and this is killing me 😭😭😭

Leah

Hopefully yall check out ‘The Drama’ another movie from earlier this year with with Rob AND Zendaya

Risha

one of my favourites of the entire year!!

Cassandra

Havent heard his children confirm he was at their baseball games either 🤷🏼‍♀️

Alanna Meyers 🍌

Rob is so good in Devil All The Time. It’s one of my favourite movies.

Aidan Mooney

lol he has no case at all that’s why he has and will not sue. He even admitted the movie is a net positive for his career overall

NS

Skyler Gisondo twice is one day.

Lisa Clark

20 minutes in. I'M SORRY, HE IS SHOWING HIS KIDS? WHAT?

Damo

DECOY DAN

Maisie

Really? Can you link to the statement/interview where he said that please? I'd be very interested to read it.

I'm Batman

Not much from me on this one. Rob was phenomenal and I felt sick half the time. Other than that though, not much can be said from me. This was a one and done for me as well. As a film its middle of the road to me.

Jordan_Sal 413

Mickey 17 for the next Pattinson movie!!

Lisa Clark

When Dan is "playing" Chris, I interpret that as the film pointing out how much of a performance it is.

Mackenzie OReally Bravo (edited)

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2026-11-05 06:00 I really loved this movie (and my friend hated it - very divisive). She thought it was all over the place and the movie didn't know what it was; I thought it was multi-faceted and followed several characters' journeys and their motivations - thought it was brilliant. I listen to Chris Hansen's podcast and he said it was like 80/90% made up (ik you touched on this in your review), but didn't really discourage people from watching it and encouraged people to form their own opinions - he doesn't like it (or that he wasn't consulted) but doesn't seem burned by it. Chris mentioned that it seems to show sympathy for the predators (I don't think it does this at all). He also mentioned that with the show being 'Primetime' was not the focus of the actual show. The movie has definitely increased Chris's popularity in 2026. I love how they go through Decoy Dan's (based on multiple decoys, but someone was called Decoy Dan IRL) motivations - he was traumatized at first and powered through to be his best actor self and then ending up feeling like he was doing a bad thing at the end. Robert Pattinson was brilliant in this - voice and mannerisms were crazy good. I found a lot more humor in this movie than you all did and had a lot of laughs while watching - Dan practicing his voice in the hotel room & his entrances with the predators, Robert Pattinson with Andie in the bathroom, some of the ridiculous responses from the predators (I also had a great audience in theatre) - I think a lot of this stems from being a female viewer - hearing the disgusting language is almost expected (especially if you grew up with the inception of the internet) vs being a man (and you're all great dudes) would be more shocking since you wouldn't run into that in real life. I actually liked the liberties they took with adding in the monster.
2026-11-05 17:00 I really loved this movie (and my friend hated it - very divisive). She thought it was all over the place and the movie didn't know what it was; I thought it was multi-faceted and followed several characters' journeys and their motivations - thought it was brilliant. I listen to Chris Hansen's podcast and he said it was like 80/90% made up (ik you touched on this in your review), but didn't really discourage people from watching it and encouraged people to form their own opinions if they want - he doesn't like it (or that he wasn't consulted) but doesn't seem burned by it. Chris mentioned that it seems to show sympathy for the predators (I don't think it does this at all). He didn't wake up his kids to show them his show - that was false. He also mentioned that in real life, the show being on 'Primetime' was NOT the focus of the actual show or his motivations (not saying that's not true for producers/execs - don't know their stories). The movie has definitely brought Chris back as a household name 2026. I love how they go through Decoy Dan's (based on multiple decoys, but someone was called Decoy Dan IRL) motivations - wanted to be an actor, was traumatized at first, powered through to hone his acting skills/help put away bad people, ending up feeling like he was doing something bad at the end, then full-circling back to his original motivation and getting his SAG card. Chris's rollercoaster with trying to navigate his family, affair (in the story), being on Primetime, and the monster haunting him. Andie trying to have the best show on the network, didn't truly care about the people on the show (the decoys), beating out Lost, and her loyalty to Chris. Even the decoy girl had an interesting story to tell - knowing why you're doing the show to really get through it, giving Decoy Dan tips (similing on the phone), etc. Robert Pattinson was incredible in this - voice and mannerisms were crazy good. I loved the editing and shot choices of this movie. I also found a lot more humor in this movie than you all did and had a lot of laughs while watching - Dan practicing his voice in the hotel room & his entrances with the predators, Robert Pattinson with Andie in the bathroom, some of the ridiculous responses from the predators (I also had a great audience in theatre) - I think a lot of this stems from being a female viewer - hearing the disgusting language is almost expected (especially if you grew up with the inception of the internet, consume true crime content/lifetime movies) so I can see past that and notice the funny bits vs being a man (and you're all great dudes) would be more shocking since you wouldn't run into that language as much in real life. I actually liked the liberties the story took with adding in the monster persona, even though that part of the story was made up. 5/5 for me.
2026-11-05 02:02 I really loved this movie (and my friend hated it - very divisive). She thought it was all over the place and the movie didn't know what it was; I thought it was multi-faceted and followed several characters' journeys and their motivations - thought it was brilliant. I listen to Chris Hansen's podcast and he said it was like 80/90% made up (ik you touched on this in your review), but didn't really discourage people from watching it and encouraged people to form their own opinions if they want - he doesn't like it (or that he wasn't consulted) but doesn't seem burned by it. Chris mentioned that it seems to show sympathy for the predators (I don't think it does this at all). He didn't wake up his kids to show them his show - that was false. He also mentioned that in real life, the show being on 'Primetime' was NOT the focus of the actual show or his motivations (not saying that's not true for producers/execs - don't know their stories). The movie has definitely brought Chris back as a household name 2026. I love how they go through Decoy Dan's (based on multiple decoys, but someone was called Decoy Dan IRL) motivations - wanted to be an actor, was traumatized at first, powered through to hone his acting skills/help put away bad people, ending up feeling like he was doing something bad at the end, then full-circling back to his original motivation and getting his SAG card. Chris's rollercoaster with trying to navigate his family, affair (in the story), being on Primetime, and the monster haunting him. Andie trying to have the best show on the network, didn't truly care about the people on the show (the decoys), beating out Lost, and her loyalty to Chris. Even the decoy girl had an interesting story to tell - knowing why you're doing the show to really get through it, giving Decoy Dan tips (smiling on the phone), etc. Robert Pattinson was incredible in this - voice and mannerisms were crazy good. I loved the editing and shot choices of this movie. I also found a lot more humor in this movie than you all did and had a lot of laughs while watching - Dan practicing his voice in the hotel room & his entrances with the predators, Robert Pattinson with Andie in the bathroom, some of the ridiculous responses from the predators (I also had a great audience in theatre) - I think a lot of this stems from being a female viewer - hearing the disgusting language is almost expected (especially if you grew up with the inception of the internet, consume true crime content/lifetime movies) so I can see past that and notice the funny bits vs being a man (and you're all great dudes) would be more shocking since you wouldn't run into that language as much in real life. I actually liked the liberties the story took with adding in the monster persona, even though that part of the story was made up. 5/5 for me.

I really loved this movie (and my friend hated it - very divisive). She thought it was all over the place and the movie didn't know what it was; I thought it was multi-faceted and followed several characters' journeys and their motivations - thought it was brilliant. I listen to Chris Hansen's podcast and he said it was like 80/90% made up (ik you touched on this in your review), but didn't really discourage people from watching it and encouraged people to form their own opinions if they want - he doesn't like it (or that he wasn't consulted) but doesn't seem burned by it. Chris mentioned that it seems to show sympathy for the predators (I don't think it does this at all). He didn't wake up his kids to show them his show - that was false. He also mentioned that in real life, the show being on 'Primetime' was NOT the focus of the actual show or his motivations (not saying that's not true for producers/execs - don't know their stories). The movie has definitely brought Chris back as a household name 2026. I love how they go through Decoy Dan's (based on multiple decoys, but someone was called Decoy Dan IRL) motivations - wanted to be an actor, was traumatized at first, powered through to hone his acting skills/help put away bad people, ending up feeling like he was doing something bad at the end, then full-circling back to his original motivation and getting his SAG card. Chris's rollercoaster with trying to navigate his family, affair (in the story), being on Primetime, and the monster haunting him. Andie trying to have the best show on the network, didn't truly care about the people on the show (the decoys), beating out Lost, and her loyalty to Chris. Even the decoy girl had an interesting story to tell - knowing why you're doing the show to really get through it, giving Decoy Dan tips (smiling on the phone), etc. Robert Pattinson was incredible in this - voice and mannerisms were crazy good. I loved the editing and shot choices of this movie. I also found a lot more humor in this movie than you all did and had a lot of laughs while watching - Dan practicing his voice in the hotel room & his entrances with the predators, Robert Pattinson with Andie in the bathroom, some of the ridiculous responses from the predators (I also had a great audience in theatre) - I think a lot of this stems from being a female viewer - hearing the disgusting language is almost expected (especially if you grew up with the inception of the internet, consume true crime content/lifetime movies) so I can see past that and notice the funny bits vs being a man (and you're all great dudes) would be more shocking since you wouldn't run into that language as much in real life. I actually liked the liberties the story took with adding in the monster persona, even though that part of the story was made up. 5/5 for me.

fatoumata cisse

literally the takes I see about this movie are astonishing. How do people genuinely believe the movie is sympathizing with pedos?? Like wow, a character is portrayed as nuanced and flawed, and suddenly that means the movie is sympathizing with the very people he's trying to get rid of? Like huh??? I don't understand why criticizing Hansen's methods has somehow turned into defending the people he's exposing. He's not some morally perfect hero, and that's literally the point. His motivations are complicated, he's driven by ego and personal ambition, and the movie doesn't shy away from showing that. But that doesn't suddenly make the people he's exposing any less reprehensible. Two things can exist at once. It's not black and white!

Mackenzie OReally Bravo

Totally agree! There's a split second at the end where Dan feels bad for the pedo DA and feels like he's doing something bad but I definitely don't feel that sympathy as the audience at all. "Is what we're doing wrong" - uh no. BUT also storming the front yard was pretty stupid, I don't know what they thought was going to happen, he'd just walk out to all those people? Obviously that could have been handled better, but retrospect is 20/20. First time for everything. I also don't know if it's an actual criticism on Chris' methods (a little) but even more on Andie for how she's handling things to be the best in the biz.

Mackenzie OReally Bravo

I took that as more of admiration on Dan's part and him honing his acting skills (and gaining confidence)!

Mackenzie OReally Bravo

Anna Farris was a miss for me - took me out of it for a moment. I was a big fan of the rest actually! Totally agree on the directing/color.

Megan

OMG please react to Lost!!!!!

dandelions2

Oak came at his film with the wrong mindset; this is more of a psychological and character study. It's definitely a stylised film. I don't need to see recreation of clips I can find on YouTube. The reason they made the criminal in India a child-dismembering monster is so they could relate it to Chris' desperate search for "the whale" -- a larger than life predator.

Blud

eh film was kinda boring

Mari Vaz

This movie never called itself a biopic

LilLeaf

Im in the middle of Lost and the clip didn't spoil anything! I did cover my eyes and ears in the theater though haha. Would love to see a reaction to it!

Kalkent

I caught this in the theatre last week and was a bit disappointed, frankly. I felt the movie was juggling three storylines: the exploitation, greed and performative altruism of the people behind the scenes; a psychological exploration of Chris Hansen; and the fish-out-of-water naivety of a young actor who just sort of stumbled into this whole mess and couldn't decide whether to get out or hang on for the ride. And I don't think the movie managed to make any of the three particularly captivating. I also felt the pulpy, psychedelic editing and cinematography were a bit too much at times and kept pulling me out of the movie rather than letting me get invested in the characters. Robert Pattinson and Meredith Weaver killed it though. 3 Answers

fatoumata cisse

@Mari Vaz yeah it's obviously a very exaggerated and fictionalized version of the events. It wasn't meant to be accurate or an attack to Hansen as he claims it is.

Bryan

FTW for me.. definitely over the top but in a weird way i feel like it worked for the overall movie, cinematography was 10/10 & aswell as the acting from Rob’ — overall i give this like a 3.8/5

Paige

"If you're pushing good narratives for good ratings, is that good work?" -Oak.

Leisha

Did they catch that Dan character also played the son in night at the museum 3

MJ

The thing about To Catch A Predator is that, while it did lead to 120 convictions* (that number reported by NBC, so take that as you will) out of roughly 300 arrests from stings captured on camera, many of the predators they "caught" walked free due issues of entrapment, evidence mishandling, and other issues caused by the production. They even refused to turn over unedited footage, claiming protections of journalistic privilege. All this would lead to cases being thrown out. Whatever the intentions of its original conception, actual justice didn't appear to be a priority. So with all that in mind, the filmmakers of Primetime claim to have wanted to reflect that nature of reality tv turning a horrific thing into a circus and presenting it as entertainment for commercial gain. In my opinion, if satire was the goal, the commentary got lost. To me, the stylistic choices they made in this movie, turning everyone involved into a caricature, all just ended up doing the exact same thing as the show: sensationalizing horrible things for entertainment. *ETA: Also those convictions vary widely by state and some of them were so minor, the predators were sentenced to a few months and at least one got off so light, they didn't even have to register as a sex offender.

Justine Lovetro

I couldn’t remember where I knew Merritt Weaver who played Andie from at first but it was from a movie called Unbelievable. Kid who aged out of the for system makes a claim about being attacked but no one really believed her story. Merritt Weaver plays the detective who doesn’t just dismiss her right away and digs into the case. Really good could be worth a watch!

Justine Lovetro

Also one of the predators in the very beginning “CrazyFrog73” was Jonathan Lipnicki… like Jerry McGuire, Stuart Little, The Little Vampire, Jonathan Lipnicki! In my head he is still a little kid. I didn’t even recognize him but once I realized it was him I definitely felt a little gross seeing him as that.