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.
Instinct has generally received positive reviews.
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Instinct was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 347 reviews, giving Instinct (1999) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 48%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Instinct a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 61%, Instinct is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like She's All That and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc.
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