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Feature film — 1999

Instinct (1999)

6.52h 4mDrama — Thriller

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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A high-signal pick with 690 votes.

Spyglass Entertainment / Touchstone Pictures

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Director: Jon Turteltaub

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Cast & crew

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Ethan Powell

Anthony Hopkins

Dr. Ethan Powell

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dr. Theo Caulder

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Dr. Theo Caulder

Donald Sutherland as Ben Hillard

Donald Sutherland

Ben Hillard

Maura Tierney as Lynn Powell

Maura Tierney

Lynn Powell

George Dzundza as Dr. John Murray

George Dzundza

Dr. John Murray

John Ashton as Guard Dacks

John Ashton

Guard Dacks

John Aylward as Warden Keefer

John Aylward

Warden Keefer

Doug Spinuzza as Nicko

Doug Spinuzza

Nicko

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Thomas Q. Morris

Pete

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Vivienne Sendaydiego

Catherine

Paul Bates as Bluto

Paul Bates

Bluto

Rex Linn as Gurad Alan

Rex Linn

Gurad Alan

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