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Animal Instincts

1992 · 96 min

A steamy, voyeuristic thriller that feels like a guilty pleasure, with tension simmering beneath the surface.

Directed by
Gregory Dark
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Shannon Whirry, Maxwell Caulfield, Jan-Michael Vincent
Tagline
All you have to do... is watch.
Overview
A cop and his sexually frustrated wife are struggling to keep their failing marriage intact, when by chance she finds that he is at heart a voyeuristic peeping tom. To satisfy him and herself, his wife has numerous affairs, which her husband watches on closed-circuit televison. However, the pair soon learn that when you play with fire, you'll always get burned.

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Directed by
Gregory Dark
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Shannon Whirry, Maxwell Caulfield, Jan-Michael Vincent
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
  • crime
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Gregory Dark
Written by
Jon Robert Samsel, Georges des Esseintes
Starring
Shannon Whirry, Maxwell Caulfield, Jan-Michael Vincent, Delia Sheppard, Mitch Gaylord, John Saxon, David Carradine, Josh Cruze
Music
Joseph Smith
Cinematography
Wally Pfister
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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