# Basic Instinct (1992)

> A volatile San Francisco detective enters a seductive psychological duel with a crime novelist who may be orchestrating the murders surrounding her.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
- Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle, Bruce A. Young, Chelcie Ross
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103772/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: provocative, paranoid, seductive, late night viewing, noir marathon

## Synopsis

A seductive and dangerous game of cat and mouse unfolds between a detective and a cunning femme fatale.

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- [Black Widow (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/11712)
- [In the Cut (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/5983)
- [China Moon (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/15698)
- [Basic Instinct 2 (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/2044)
- [Perfect Stranger (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/3746)
- [Twisted (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/7880)
- [Jade (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/6769)

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