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Instinct (1999)

R · 1999-06-04 · 2h 4m · EN
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Nothing is more savage than civilization.

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.

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Jon TurteltaubDirector
Budget
$80M
Box office
$34.1M

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Anthony HopkinsAnthony HopkinsDr. Ethan PowellCuba Gooding Jr.Cuba Gooding Jr.Dr. Theo CaulderDonald SutherlandDonald SutherlandBen HillardMaura TierneyMaura TierneyLynn PowellGeorge DzundzaGeorge DzundzaDr. John MurrayJohn AshtonJohn AshtonGuard DacksJohn AylwardJohn AylwardWarden KeeferDoug SpinuzzaDoug SpinuzzaNickoThomas Q. MorrisThomas Q. MorrisPeteVivienne SendaydiegoVivienne SendaydiegoCatherinePaul BatesPaul BatesBlutoRex LinnRex LinnGurad Alan

Keywords

MurderPrisonGorillaPsychologistResearchInstinct인스팅트스릴러살인

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityMurder · Prison · GorillaMood preferencePsychologistDialogue densityDramaDirector preference15078Actor preference16258 · 41545 · 28098

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What is Instinct about?

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.

How long is Instinct?

Instinct has a runtime of 124 minutes.

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