Instinct

2019Movie27 min

32
BadGoodWatch score

An explicitly sexual, philosophical movie about the mind and society.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you want fast pacing · you're watching with family

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Story

A queer metaphysical love story that weaves itself through real and imagined sexual encounters across darkrooms, forest cruising zones and highway shoulders. In these fantastical playgrounds, bodies are free to imagine themselves in a multiplicity of forms as they encounter other bodies without preconceived notions of what those other bodies desire, what they will need, and how they should be touched. While trusting the energetic attraction of bodies towards each other and learning through the encounter, INSTINCT simultaneously asks: what does it mean for a queer body to actively (un)learn what it might assume about another body's sex, gender, and desire?

Feels like

  • Queer Metaphysical Romance
  • Explicit Erotic Art-House
  • Philosophical Body Politics
  • Surreal Sexual Exploration
  • Intimate & Contemplative
  • Unlearning Desire
  • Visually Poetic
  • Provocative Identity Study

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Music by
Hyenaz

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Facts

October 24, 2019 · 27 min · Nudity, Sexual Content

Released
October 24, 2019
Runtime
27 min
Content
Nudity, Sexual Content
Original language
English
Made in
Germany

Tropes

Bathtub Scene, Fake-Out Opening, Shower Scene +9

  • Bathtub Scene
  • Fake-Out Opening
  • Shower Scene
  • Sounding It Out
  • Critical Psychoanalysis Failure
  • Incest-ant Admirer
  • Scenery Porn
  • Tears of Joy
  • Not What It Looks Like
  • Catapult Nightmare
  • Pedophilia Is a Special Kind of Evil
  • Lap Pillow

12 of 21 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is Instinct worth watching?"

Questions about Instinct

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Instinct worth watching?

32
BadGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 32 (IMDb 4.1).

Can I half-watch Instinct?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for philosophical and 8 for ambiguity.

Is Instinct good for date night?

AdultsSolo Watch

Not really: romance is 8 of 10, but the viewing guide doesn't list it for date night.

What tropes does Instinct use?

Bathtub SceneFake-Out OpeningShower SceneSounding It OutCritical Psychoanalysis FailureIncest-ant AdmirerScenery PornTears of JoyNot What It Looks LikeCatapult NightmarePedophilia Is a Special Kind of EvilLap Pillowand 9 more

TV Tropes lists 21 tropes for it, including Bathtub Scene, Fake-Out Opening, and Shower Scene.