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Basic Instinct

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

  • Movie
  • 1992
  • R
  • 2h 8m

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

7.0

TMDB audience rating
7.0 out of 10 from 4,609 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Michael Douglas

    Michael DouglasDetective Nick Curran

  • Sharon Stone

    Sharon StoneCatherine Tramell

  • George Dzundza

    George DzundzaGus

  • Jeanne Tripplehorn

    Jeanne TripplehornDr. Beth Garner

  • Denis Arndt

    Denis ArndtLieutenant Walker

  • Leilani Sarelle

    Leilani SarelleRoxy

  • Bruce A. Young

    Bruce A. YoungAndrews

  • Chelcie Ross

    Chelcie RossCaptain Talcott

  • Dorothy Malone

    Dorothy MaloneHazel Dobkins

  • Wayne Knight

    Wayne KnightJohn Correli

  • Daniel von Bargen

    Daniel von BargenLieutenant Nilsen

  • Stephen Tobolowsky

    Stephen TobolowskyDr. Lamott

  • Benjamin Mouton

    Benjamin MoutonHarrigan

  • Jack McGee

    Jack McGeeSheriff

  • Stephen Rowe

    Stephen RoweInternal Affairs Investigator

  • Mitch Pileggi

    Mitch PileggiInternal Affairs Investigator

  • Mary Pat Gleason

    Mary Pat GleasonJuvenile Officer

  • Freda Foh Shen

    Freda Foh ShenBerkeley Registrar

Director
Paul Verhoeven
Writer
Joe Eszterhas
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Jan de Bont