‘Primetime’ Review: You Might Feel the Need to Shower After Watching Robert Pattinson as ‘To Catch a Predator’ Host Chris Hansen

A24 has debuted Primetime at the Venice Film Festival, marking Lance Oppenheim's first narrative feature. Starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the film explores the controversial Dateline NBC program To Catch a Predator. The movie examines the ethically complex nature of the true-crime phenomenon and its negative conclusion. The cast also includes Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers, as the story revisits the ratings-driven efforts to expose suspected predators through the original television series.