Instinct (1999)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1999-06-04
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 2h 4m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 690 votes
Directed by Jon Turteltaub.
Top cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Ethan Powell
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dr. Theo Caulder
- Donald Sutherland as Ben Hillard
- Maura Tierney as Lynn Powell
- George Dzundza as Dr. John Murray
- John Ashton as Guard Dacks
- John Aylward as Warden Keefer
- Doug Spinuzza as Nicko
- Thomas Q. Morris as Pete
- Vivienne Sendaydiego as Catherine
Where to watch Instinct
- United States: buy on Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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