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Instinct (1999)
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney
Runtime124 min
RatingR
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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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Fans of psychological thrillers and intense character studies will find a lot to appreciate in 1999's Instinct, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring acclaimed actors like Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film blends drama, suspense, and deep exploration of complex moral and philosophical questions as a brilliant psychiatrist tries to understand the motivations of a troubled anthropologist.
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Instinct is a 1999 American psychological thriller film, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and starring Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza, and John Ashton. It was very-loosely-inspired by Ishmael, a novel by Daniel Quinn. In the United States, the film had the working title Ishmael. In 2000, the film was nominated for and won a Genesis Award in the category of feature film. This was the first film produced by Spyglass Entertainment.
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