Animal Instincts

Animal Instincts

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Directed by Gregory Dark

Produced by Wilshire Film Ventures, Axis Films International/Davis Joint Venture

199296 min5.0 / 10

A dark erotic thriller about marital dysfunction and voyeurism that explores the destructive consequences of sexual transgression and obsession.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Does Animal Instincts end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Animal Instincts scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Animal Instincts easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Animal Instincts sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Animal Instincts violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Animal Instincts

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Animal Instincts

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Animal Instincts, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Animal Instincts, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Animal Instincts, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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