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Basic Instinct

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Basic Instinct

A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.

6.9

2h 8m

1992

“A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Paul Verhoeven

Trailer

ThrillerMystery

dying and deathcaliforniajealousysexual obsessionpolicesan francisco, californiasadismpsychopathdetectiveeroticismbisexualitysuspicion of murder

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Cast & Crew

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

as Detective Nick Curran

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

as Catherine Tramell

George Dzundza

George Dzundza

as Gus

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Jeanne Tripplehorn

as Dr. Beth Garner

Denis Arndt

Denis Arndt

as Lieutenant Walker

Leilani Sarelle

Leilani Sarelle

as Roxy

Bruce A. Young

Bruce A. Young

as Andrews

Chelcie Ross

Chelcie Ross

as Captain Talcott

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

as Hazel Dobkins

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