Film
Instinct
1999· R· 2h 4m· Drama· Thriller
“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.
1999-06-04
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Key Crew
DirectorJon Turteltaub
ScreenplayGerald Di Pego
ProducerBarbara Boyle
Director of PhotographyPhilippe Rousselot
Original Music ComposerDanny Elfman
EditorRichard Francis-Bruce
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1999-06-04
Runtime2h 4m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosSpyglass Entertainment · Touchstone Pictures
Budget$80M
Box office$34M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 652 votes
Original languageen
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