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Basic

Deception is their most dangerous weapon.

  • Movie
  • 2003
  • R
  • 1h 38m

Directed by John McTiernan

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 1,196 votes

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Overview

When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army Ranger turned maverick DEA agent is brought in to solve the mystery and uncover what really happened out there.

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Cast and crew

  • John Travolta

    John TravoltaDEA Agent Tom Hardy

  • Connie Nielsen

    Connie NielsenCPT Julie Osborne

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. JacksonDrill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

  • Tim Daly

    Tim DalyCOL Bill Styles

  • Giovanni Ribisi

    Giovanni Ribisi2LT Levi Kendall

  • Brian Van Holt

    Brian Van HoltSGT Ray Dunbar

  • Taye Diggs

    Taye DiggsPike

  • Dash Mihok

    Dash MihokSGT Mueller

  • Cristián de la Fuente

    Cristián de la FuenteCastro

  • Roselyn Sánchez

    Roselyn SánchezNuñez

  • Harry Connick Jr.

    Harry Connick Jr.Dr. Pete Vilmer

  • Margaret Travolta

    Margaret TravoltaNurse #1

  • Dena JohnstonNurse #2

  • Nick Loren

    Nick LorenHelicopter Pilot

  • Cliff Fleming

    Cliff FlemingHelicopter Pilot

  • Steven MayeCID Officer

  • Jonathan RauG.I. on the Tarmac

  • Tait Ruppert

    Tait RuppertJeep Driver

Director
John McTiernan
Writer
James Vanderbilt
Music
Klaus Badelt
Cinematography
Steve Mason