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Chris Hansen

American television journalist (born 1959)

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  • Oct 9

    Robert Pattinson stars as Chris Hansen in Primetime, which opened in Polish cinemas on 9 October

    Lance Oppenheim's first fiction feature dramatises the NBC series To Catch a Predator and the presenter behind its stings. The film competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice festival in September.

  • Sep 25

    Chris Hansen rejects A24 film Primetime as feature opens to $2.7M previews

    Former television host Chris Hansen called Lance Oppenheim's film Primetime detached from reality after the Robert Pattinson drama collected $2.7 million in Thursday previews.

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