Instinct (1999)

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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.

• Released: 1999-06-04
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 682 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

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Where to watch Instinct

• United States: buy on Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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