Instinct

1999 | Drama, Thriller, Environmentalist, Summer

Synopsis

When noted anthropologist Dr. Ethan Powell, who left society to live in the jungle, is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychiatrist Theo Caulder to get through to him.

Scores

Overall Score
69.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.3%
Review Aggregate
50.5

Critic Consensus

27.3% Fresh • 44 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 27% of 44 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, thin plot, psychological. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

character-driventhin plotpsychologicalscarypacing issuessuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Anthony Hopkins1999$6,259,000$11,786,000(est)
Cuba Gooding Jr.1999$3,853,000$7,255,000(est)
Donald Sutherland1999$2,901,000$5,462,000(est)
Maura Tierney1999$2,372,000$4,466,000(est)
George Dzundza1999$2,029,000$3,820,000(est)
John Ashton1999$1,786,000$3,363,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count64
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes35,078

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$34,105,207$64,218,508
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$34,105,207$64,218,508

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1999$17,052,604$32,109,254
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$23,419,000$44,096,881
Physical Purchases ?1999$30,270,000$56,996,993
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$8,526,302$16,054,627
Total Revenues1999$79,267,905$149,257,754
Expenses
Budget ?1999$80,000,000$150,636,255
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$10,817,000 (est)$20,367,905 (est)
Participations1999$1,585,000$2,984,481
Residuals ?1999$4,373,000$8,234,154
Interest & Overhead1999$12,000,000$22,595,438
Total Expenses1999$108,775,000$204,818,232
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$-29,507,095$-55,560,478

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