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65% Critic Match
Instinct
“Nothing is more savage than civilization.”
6.5 / 10• 1999• 2h 4m•R• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.
Cast & Crew
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Ethan Powell
Lead
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Dr. Theo Caulder
Donald Sutherland
Ben Hillard
Maura Tierney
Lynn Powell
George Dzundza
Dr. John Murray
John Ashton
Guard Dacks
John Aylward
Warden Keefer
Doug Spinuzza
Nicko
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jon Turteltaub's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Instinct is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
