What decade did the movie "Primal Fear" come out?

The movie Primal Fear came out in the Nineties. The American legal thriller was released in 1996 and was directed by Gregory Hoblit, with Richard Gere playing Martin Vail, a high-profile Chicago defense attorney.

The story begins when Vail agrees to defend Aaron Stampler, an altar boy accused of murdering a Catholic archbishop. Laura Linney plays prosecutor Janet Venable, while Edward Norton makes his film debut as Stampler. The courtroom drama gradually raises questions about guilt, innocence, identity, and the limits of legal strategy.

Primal Fear was adapted from William Diehl’s 1993 thriller novel. Its screenplay was written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman, and James Newton Howard composed the music. The film was a commercial success, earning about $102.6 million worldwide against a reported $30 million budget.

The title can be confused with the 1996 film Fear, another thriller released in the same decade. They are separate movies. Primal Fear is specifically the courtroom film featuring Gere, Linney, and Norton, and its 1996 release places it firmly in the 1990s.