Instinct
“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.
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Cast
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Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Ethan Powell
Known for
Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Dr. Theo Caulder
Known for
Boyz n the Hood
What Dreams May Come
Donald Sutherland
Ben Hillard
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Maura Tierney
Lynn Powell
Known for
Liar Liar
ER
George Dzundza
Dr. John Murray
Known for
Basic Instinct
Salem's Lot
John Ashton
Guard Dacks
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
Gone Baby Gone
John Aylward
Warden Keefer
Known for
ER
Creature
Doug Spinuzza
Nicko
Known for
Road to Perdition
The Negotiator
Thomas Q. Morris
Pete
Known for
While You Were Sleeping
Vivienne Sendaydiego
Catherine
Known for
Curdled
Paul Bates
Bluto
Known for
Coming to America
True Romance
Rex Linn
Gurad Alan
Known for
CSI: Miami
Better Call Saul
Jon Turteltaub Director · Gerald Di Pego Screenplay Danny Elfman Composer
Worldwide gross $34M · Budget $80M · United States release June 4, 1999
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$34,105,207
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Spyglass Entertainment
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Spyglass Media Group
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 4, 1999
Theatrical
Czechia
October 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
July 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 2, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
April 15, 2000 · Digital
Netherlands
August 5, 1999 · Theatrical
July 2, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
June 21, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Spain
August 24, 1999 · Theatrical
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