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Basic Instinct

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

1992 · 2 h 7 min
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
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Cast

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Plot

A detective investigating a rock star's murder gets entangled with a novelist who may be the killer.

Sinekatalog’s take

Verhoeven's steamy neo-noir is slick and provocative, and its famous scene still defines it.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (248,024 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.