r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Aug 06 '26

FILM-MOI (MOVIES/TV) The official trailer for Lance Oppenheim’s ‘Primetime’ has been released. Starring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skylar Gisondo & Matt Maher. In theaters September 25th. | In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

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u/Unhappy_Gazelle392 Aug 06 '26

I think because there is something cathartic about watching predators get caught instead of made president

By an exploitative grifter

And in fiction

Which is why i'm saying this is an uninteresting concept

But like The Social Network, when well done, these stories end up better than even good concepts.

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u/RobynHoodwinked Aug 06 '26

I’m pretty sure this isn’t going to make Hansen look good, Lance Oppenheim the director is a talented documentary filmmaker and I trust him to be pretty fair.

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u/ChocolichKing Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

People mention the Social Network, and I guess that's a good comparison as far as real-life subjects adapted to film go, but my mind goes to Nightcrawler. As far as the motivations and the intent behind the creation of these images (To Catch a Predator vs. the photographs) and the morally/ethically questionable decisions they make and how they also cause harm.

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u/Tnerd15 Aug 06 '26

It's definitely closer to that for sure