Highlights
EllaMcCay - Featurette Clip
Ella McCay
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere - Husker Collage Clip
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Predator: Badlands - Tree Fight Official Clip
Predator: Badlands
2026 The Actor Awards - Female Actor in a Leading Role Winner Jessie Buckley
Hamnet
Hoppers - World Premiere Sizzle
Hoppers
For All Mankind Season 5 - First Look at Toby Kebbell as Miles Dale
For All Mankind
Hoppers - Jumping Into the Adventure Clip
Hoppers
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 - Kurt Russell, Anna Sawai, Mari Yamamoto and Wyatt Russell at the World Premiere
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Avatar: Fire and Ash - European Premiere Clip
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Preschool - Josh Duhamel, Michael Socha, Antonia Thomas, Charity Wakefield and Fenella Woolgar
Preschool
Wicked: For Good - Emotional Journey Clip
Wicked: For Good
Bridgerton Season 4 - Jonathan Bailey in The Room
Bridgerton
Rental Family - Token White Guy Clip
Rental Family
2026 The Actor Awards - Male Actor in a Drama Series Winner Noah Wyle
The Pitt
Basic

Basic (2003) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
65

Want to watch 'Basic' on your favorite screen? Here’s where you can watch it, including platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can choose your preferred way to watch. In the US, you can currently rent, buy, or stream 'Basic' via subscription on Google Play Movies, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Prime Video.

Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the Phoenix Pictures, Intermedia Films, Columbia Pictures drama flick. Basic starring John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min. The release date of the movie is April 18th, 2003. The movie received a user score of 65/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 1,105 verified users.

Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army Ranger turned maverick DEA agent is brought in to solve the mystery and uncover what really happened out there."

'Basic' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on April 18th, 2003
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting July 8th, 2003 - Buy Basic DVD