

Instinct
1999-06-04 · 124 min · ★ 6.5
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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- Directors
- Jon Turteltaub
- Production companies
- Spyglass Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 80,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 34,105,207
Top Cast
Anthony HopkinsDr. Ethan Powell
Cuba Gooding Jr.Dr. Theo Caulder
Donald SutherlandBen Hillard
Maura TierneyLynn Powell
George DzundzaDr. John Murray
John AshtonGuard Dacks
John AylwardWarden Keefer
Doug SpinuzzaNicko
Paul BatesBluto
Rex LinnGurad Alan
Rod McLachlanGuard Anderson
Paul CollinsTom Hanley
Marc MacaulayFoley
Jim GrimshawBoaz
Louanne StephensMarjorie PowellTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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