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Instinct
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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   12,213 votes
Director:
Jon Turteltaub
Writers (WGA):
Gerald Di Pego (screen story)
Gerald Di Pego (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 June 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
One man's mind is another man's mystery. more
Plot:
When a noted anthropologist who left society to live in the jungle is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychologist to get through to him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
"Show Me The Scripts!" (From Studio Briefing. 6 July 1999)
Big! (From Studio Briefing. 29 June 1999)
User Comments:
This movie is simply great! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anthony Hopkins ... Ethan Powell

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Theo Caulder
Donald Sutherland ... Ben Hillard

Maura Tierney ... Lynn Powell
George Dzundza ... Dr. John Murray

John Ashton ... Guard Dacks

John Aylward ... Warden Keefer
Thomas Q. Morris ... Pete

Doug Spinuzza ... Nicko
Paul Bates ... Bluto

Rex Linn ... Guard Alan
Rod McLachlan ... Guard Anderson
Kurt Smildsin ... Guard #1

Jim R. Coleman ... Guard #2
Tracey Ellis ... Annie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ishmael (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some intense violent behavior.
Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Jamaica more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sean Connery was originally offered the role of Ethan Powell. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Theo goes to visit Lynn at her home it is late at night, yet once inside the house, daylight is coming through the windows. more
Quotes:
Lynn Powell: [to Dr. Caulder] You know, it's all right if you need to hold onto somebody for a minute.
[seeing he's not ready to]
Lynn Powell: It's all right if you don't.
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Movie Connections:
References The Silence of the Lambs (1991) more

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34 out of 40 people found the following comment useful:-
This movie is simply great!, 5 September 2000
10/10
Author: Soledad-2 from Miami, Florida

I sincerely believe this movie has been under-rated. Instinct is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It invites people to meditate about the meaning of freedom and it forces them to travel inside their mind.

Anthony Hopkins is an extraordinary actor and the whole cast is superb. This movie is a gem, it's simply great!

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this movie is underrated... npyx
His murder arrasjoseph
Anthony Hopkins aint hurtin' nobody gshivers
Why did this film cost $55 M? jonmon
compared to Ishmael andersskitson
Cuba Gooding makes me vomit a little bit bh64
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