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Basic Instinct

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Released March 18th, 1992, 'Basic Instinct' stars Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 3,668 respected users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Basic Instinct' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Prime Video, Epix, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, AMC on Demand, and Tubi TV .

'Basic Instinct' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on March 20th, 1992 - Buy Basic Instinct Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting August 27th, 1997 - Buy Basic Instinct DVD

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Two movies following the manipulative and seductive novelist Catherine Tramell.