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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Michael Douglas Sharon Stone George Dzundza Jeanne Tripplehorn

Directors Paul Verhoeven

Screenwriters Joe Eszterhas

Running Time 127 minutes

Basic Instinct
Hysterical sex thriller with Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas.

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Plot
A strung-out cop enters a dangerous relationship with a sex-crazed siren suspected of murder.

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