Story Line
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.
“A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.”
Top Cast
Michael Douglas
Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza
Gus
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Dr. Beth Garner
Denis Arndt
Lieutenant Walker
Leilani Sarelle
Roxy
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Rating
6.9/ 10
Release Date
1992-03-20
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
ThrillerMystery
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Basic Instinct Collection
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User Reviews (2)
talisencrw
9/10
•1/15/2016Controversy 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 tri...
John Chard
7/10
•1/2/2019I'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 sta...