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Basic Instinct

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1992
2h 7m
R
English
Thriller, Mystery
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6.9
Critic Score: 
49
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A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
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Basic Instinct

R
Movie
1992
2h 7m
English
Thriller, Mystery
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A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
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6.9
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CRITIC SCORE
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Cast

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Michael Douglas
Det. Nick Curran
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Dr. Beth Garner
Leilani Sarelle
Denis Arndt
Lt. Philip Walker
Bruce A Young
Chelcie Ross
Capt. Talcott
Dorothy Malone
Hazel Dobkins
Wayne Knight
John Correli
Daniel von Bargen
Lt. Marty Nilsen
Stephen Tobolowsky
Benjamin Mouton
Jack McGee
Sheriff
Bill Cable
Johnny Boz
Stephen Rowe
Internal Affairs Investigator
Mitch Pileggi
Internal Affairs Investigator
Mary Pat Gleason
Juvenile Officer
Freda Foh Shen
Berkeley Registrar
William DuffGriffin
James Rebhorn
Dr. McElwaine
David Wells
Polygraph Examiner
Mary Ann Rodgers
Adilah Barnes
Irene Olga Lpez
Directed By: Paul Verhoeven
Written By: Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay)

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1treehillbilly says...
9 years ago
I watched this again the other night for the first time in about 15 years. It still holds up pretty well.
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traktfkdhad says...
3 weeks ago
DePalma should have directed this.
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ziggymacarthur says...
2 months ago
The fondness for this film is more for its nudity over anything else. It feels like a big budget skinamax flick with lots of hollywood regulars. I will not deny that the sex scenes were sexy. Sharon Stone oozes sex appeal in her role. But compared to Fatal Attraction, theres not much the director is adding to the visual storytelling. Its a risque pulp noir for the early 90s. I watched it till the end, but at alot of points, I lost interest. I wont completely dismiss the layering of manipulation and framing that occurred in this, but I have a hard time holding this to such a high pedestal as others have.
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Copeland1994 says...
one year ago
Had always known of this movie, but never got around to watching it. I REALLY enjoyed it. It was a quality whoddunit thriller movie and the sexual vibe surely makes it stand out from the comparable films! Did this movie need a sequel? Not at all, but I am looking forward to getting around to watching it eventually. Rating: 4/5 - 85% - Would Recommend
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bunnyharvestman
2/10  one year ago
Take out all the nudity and I goddamn guarantee the ratings for this pile of long-winded crap would drop considerably. If you want to see people having sex with a terrible plot line (or no plot at all), just watch actual porn instead.

They were all quite unlikable characters. [spoiler]Hell, the g More
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talisencrw
6 years ago
Controversy aside, in regards both to Sharon Stone's quintessentially-provocative noirish femme fatale (talk about a queen bee or alpha female!) and the backlash that the film portrayed lesbians as crazed psychos, Verhoeven both played a striking tribute to Sir Alfred Hitchcock, particularly San Fra More
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beardedmovienut
10/10  3 years ago
First… Can we take a moment to appreciate how incredibly sexy Sharon Stone was back in the early and mid-nineties?!!!? I mean, the way she moves, the way she talks, and of course, the way she looks… Just incredible!!

Now... Basic Instinct. I had forgotten how good the tension building is in t More
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John Chard
6 years ago
I'd have to be pretty stupid to write a book about killing and then kill him the way I described in my book. I'd be announcing myself as the killer. I'm not stupid.

Basic Instinct is directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhaz. It stars Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, More
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