Basic Instinct

1992 • 128 minutes
4.3
180 reviews
56%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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San Francisco detective Nick Curran is investigating the murder of a once-celebrated rock star and he`s made a few unsettling discoveries: a bloody ice pick, a white silk scarf tied to a bedpost and evidence of an otherwise romantic evening. As Nick digs into the case, he becomes entangled in a deadly affair involving three intriguing women, each with an unexpected motive for crime. Catherine Tramell is a fast-living novelist who`s fictional murders have a strange way of coming true. Roxy is Catherine`s street-wise provocative girlfriend. Dr Beth Garner is a police psychologist counselling Nick...
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.3
180 reviews
Sarah
August 29, 2020
Consistently catches the viewer off guard. The cast is large and active, interacting in short scenes with quick moving dialogue. Some interesting characters and a layered storyline BUT it does linger in certain scenes and can feel like it is dragging. Worth a watch.
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Robin Thompson
August 17, 2016
Loads of twists and turns, leaving you on the end of your seat. Great movie even years later
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napoleon
February 10, 2017
sound is mono ... it's wrong it's a mistake... fix it
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