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📊 Film Specifications
Director Paul Verhoeven
Writer Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay)
Release Date March 20, 1992
Runtime 128 min (2h 8m)
Country United States of America, France
Language EN
Budget $49,000,000
Box Office $352,927,224
Studios Carolco Pictures • Le Studio Canal+
Basic Instinct (1992)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
• Written by Joe Eszterhas
"A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger."
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (4,609 votes) ⏱️ 128 min 🎬 Thriller, Mystery
Ratings Breakdown:
4,609 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
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.
Top Cast & Filmmakers
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Paul Verhoeven
Director
Screenplay
Joe Eszterhas
Screenplay
Michael Douglas
Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza
Gus
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Dr. Beth Garner
Denis Arndt
Lieutenant Walker
Leilani Sarelle
Roxy
Bruce A. Young
Andrews
Chelcie Ross
Captain Talcott
Dorothy Malone
Hazel Dobkins
Wayne Knight
John Correli
Daniel von Bargen
Lieutenant Nilsen
Stephen Tobolowsky
Dr. Lamott