Carolco Pictures & Le Studio Canal+ present

Basic Instinct

directed by Paul Verhoeven

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

19922h 8mRThriller

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Carolco Pictures & Le Studio Canal+ present

Basic Instinct

directed by Paul Verhoeven

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

19922h 8mRThriller

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§ Synopsis

Thriller · Mystery

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.

§ Keywords

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dying and death california jealousy sexual obsession police san francisco, california sadism psychopath detective eroticism bisexuality suspicion of murder lover striptease celebrity femme fatale sociopath dead neo-noir erotic thriller manipulative woman book writing killed during sex american giallo

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Michael Douglas

as Detective Nick Curran

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