Empire of Lies vs Instinct
Empire of Lies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.5/10 for Instinct). Empire of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 2h 4m. Instinct is the older of the two (1999 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire of Lies
Instinct| Empire of Lies | Instinct | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Matthew Hope | Jon Turteltaub |
| Main cast | Joseph Millson, Natalie Spence | Maura Tierney, Anthony Hopkins, Donald Sutherland, Cuba Gooding Jr., John Ashton |
Synopsis
Empire of Lies
When a mysterious young woman comes to interview a paranoid man living in rural isolation, he is forced to confront his part in his daughter's murder.
Instinct
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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