Instinct
Nothing is more savage than civilization.
Nothing is more savage than civilization.
Drama, Thriller
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1999
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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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Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
124 min
Release date:
4 Jun 1999
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$80,000,000
Revenue:
$34,105,207
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Hands-down worst movies of the season!
– Richard T. Jameson,
Mr. Showbiz,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Instinct is the second one in a row that Gooding lifts out of mediocrity by the sheer force of his talent, intelligence and personality.
– Bob Graham,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
[Hopkins and Gooding Jr.] keep Instinct afloat on its sea of simplisms through a succession of climaxes until at last it reaches its unavoidable ending.
– Lawrence Van Gelder,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Gooding hurts the film more than his energetic presence helps it!
– Bob Fenster,
Arizona Republic,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Heavy on formula and lean on revelation.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan 2000