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Basic Instinct (1992)

Name: Basic Instinct
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Genre: drama film, erotic film, crime film
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7.1

Directed by Paul Verhoeven.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Shot by Jan de Bont · Cut by Frank J. Urioste · Music by Jerry Goldsmith · Ratio 2.39:1 · 128 min

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Behind the scenes

From Robocop to Basic Instinct: Paul Verhoeven on his audacious career — BFI · 57 min
Basic Instinct Featurette 1992 ‧ Thriller/Erotic ‧ Sharon Stone — Filmography Guy · 7 min
Basic Instinct Featurette 1992 ‧ Thriller/Erotic ‧ Paul Verhoeven — Filmography Guy · 7 min

Elsewhere

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This Man Belongs to Me — 1950
A Lizzard Too Much — 1960
Business Is Business — 1971
Turkish Delight — 1973
Katie Tippel — 1975
Soldier of Orange — 1977
Spetters — 1980
All Things Pass — 1981
The Fourth Man — 1983
Flesh and Blood — 1985
RoboCop — 1987
Total Recall — 1990
Showgirls — 1996
Starship Troopers — 1997
Hollow Man — 2000
Black Book — 2007
Tricked — 2012
Elle — 2016
Benedetta — 2021

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