Basic Instinct

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

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Ratings & Reviews

6.9/10

4,458 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$49.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$352.9M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$303.9M

ROI: +620%

Budget Recovery720% of budget

$0|Budget: $49.0M|Revenue: $352.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

110.2K

Daily Avg

1.8K

7-Day Trend

+14%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco

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Story Setting

Set In

San Francisco

Time Period

1991

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Basic Instinct 2

2006

Characters

Catherine Tramell

Played by Sharon Stone

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jan de Bont

Film Editing

Frank J. Urioste

Music / Score

Jerry Goldsmith

Costume Design

Ellen Mirojnick

Production Companies

Canal+Carolco PicturesColumbia PicturesStudioCanal

Distributors

InterComQ57831015Netflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.39:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Basic Instinct

Available in 59 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel	Kanopy	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	Sky Go	—	JustWatch TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Crave, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
AustraliaR 18+	Stan, MUBI, HBO Max	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaR 18+

Germany16

France16

IndiaA

JapanR18+

Argentina+18

+25 more countries

Production

Director

Paul Verhoeven

Writer

Joe Eszterhas

Production Companies

Carolco PicturesLe Studio Canal+

Cast

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

Tags & Keywords

dying and deathcaliforniajealousysexual obsessionpolicesan francisco, californiasadismpsychopathdetectiveeroticismbisexualitysuspicion of murderloverstripteasecelebrity

External Links

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