Basic Instinct
1992 · Movie · 2h 8m · R
ThrillerMystery
"A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger."
Overview
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Metacritic
43/100
Key crew
- Paul VerhoevenDirector
- Joe EszterhasScreenplay
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael DouglasDetective Nick Curran
- Sharon StoneCatherine Tramell
- George DzundzaGus
- Jeanne TripplehornDr. Beth Garner
- Denis ArndtLieutenant Walker
- Leilani SarelleRoxy
- Bruce A. YoungAndrews
- Chelcie RossCaptain Talcott
- Dorothy MaloneHazel Dobkins
- Wayne KnightJohn Correli
- Daniel von BargenLieutenant Nilsen
- Stephen TobolowskyDr. Lamott
Stills
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Themes
dying and deathcaliforniajealousysexual obsessionpolicesan francisco, californiasadismpsychopathdetectiveeroticismbisexualitysuspicion of murder