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Basic Instinct (1992)

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

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.

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Director
Paul Verhoeven
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    Detective Nick Curran Michael Douglas
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    Catherine Tramell Sharon Stone
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    Gus George Dzundza
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    Dr. Beth Garner Jeanne Tripplehorn
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    Lieutenant Walker Denis Arndt
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    Roxy Leilani Sarelle
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    Andrews Bruce A. Young
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    Captain Talcott Chelcie Ross

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