

Instinct
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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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1 win & 2 nominations total
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"Nothing is more savage than civilization."
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$80,000,000
Revenue
$34,105,207
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Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Ethan Powell

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Dr. Theo Caulder

Donald Sutherland
Ben Hillard

Maura Tierney
Lynn Powell

George Dzundza
Dr. John Murray

John Ashton
Guard Dacks

John Aylward
Warden Keefer

Doug Spinuzza
Nicko
Thomas Q. Morris
Pete
Vivienne Sendaydiego
Catherine

Paul Bates
Bluto

Rex Linn
Gurad Alan
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