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Basic Instinct (1992) · Cineora

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A PAUL VERHOEVEN FILM

Basic Instinct

19922h 8mRMovie

MysteryThriller

IMDb7.1/ 10 · 248.2K votes

A BRUTAL MURDER. A BRILLIANT KILLER. A COP WHO CAN'T RESIST THE DANGER.

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.

Suspenseful
Dark
Tense
Whodunit
Psychological
Antihero

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for late nights and watching alone. Contains graphic violence, sexual content, nudity, strong language, drug use and sexual violence.

DirectorPaul Verhoeven

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.0 / 10

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