Basic Instinct

About Basic Instinct

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.

Paul Verhoeven's Basic Instinct is a 1992 mystery thriller film. At 128 minutes long, it arrived in March 1992.

The film is filed under dying and death, sadism, eroticism, and celebrity.

Michael Douglas stars as Detective Nick Curran, Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell, George Dzundza as Gus, and Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Beth Garner. The screenplay is by Joe Eszterhas. Production companies include Carolco Pictures and Le Studio Canal+. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM Plus, and MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel.

Se7en, Dirty Harry, and Zodiac make useful companions to Basic Instinct, all filed under detective, neo-noir, and police. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 4,596 votes and it carries a R rating.