Basic Instinct

San Francisco, fog rolling in, a knife lies on the floor. A novelist's words become a detective's clues, a boyfriend's corpse the latest plot twist. Verhoeven's slick direction makes the familiar feel provocatively new.

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Paul Verhoeven directed Basic Instinct in 1992. See Paul Verhoeven's full filmography, where to start with Paul Verhoeven, or where to go after you've seen everything by Paul Verhoeven.

Basic Instinct was released in 1992 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 128 minutes.