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Instinct (1999)

★ 6.5R126 minDirector: Jon Turteltaub

1999 American film by Jon Turteltaub

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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What is Instinct about?
Instinct (1999) — Nearly two years after having gone amiss in Africa, renowned anthropologist Dr. Ethan Powell (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is caught committing a crime and subsequently imprisoned in a Florida mental institution, where aspiring psychiatrist Dr. Theo Caulder (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) takes over
Is Instinct based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Instinct scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.