Instinct

Instinct

The take-no-prisoners sex thriller from 1992 now stands as a milestone in the career of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, but in the hands of director Paul Verhoeven Basic Instinct is an undeniably stylish and provocative study of obsession. In the role that made her a star (and showed the audience a little more skin than she intended), Sharon Stone plays the cleverly manipulative novelist Catherine Tramell who snares San Francisco detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) with her insatiable sexual appetite during the investigation of her boyfriend's murder. Tramell is the prime suspect, but the plot twists and turns until Curran is trapped in a dangerous cycle of dead ends and unsolved murders, never sure if Tramell is committing the crimes or if it is some other, unknown suspect. With a plot that keeps viewers guessing, Basic Instinct is the work of a director who is clearly in his element. --Jeff Shannon

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
27%
R
Year:
1999
126
3,527 Views

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  • Lee Dunwoodie
    Lee Dunwoodie
    Powerful, deep, thought provoking movie, i loved it & it remains one of my favourites & always will.
    LikeReply5 years ago

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