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Basic Instinct rating | Cinemuse

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Basic Instinct rating

Basic Instinct (1992) holds a 7.1 on IMDb from 248K votes, 32nd among 1992 films.

IMDb

7.1

248K votes

Rank in 1992

32nd

of 83 films with 25K+ votes

Metascore

43

as of June 16, 2025

Rotten Tomatoes

57%

critics

Paul Verhoeven's films by IMDb rating

Black Book20067.7
RoboCop19877.6
Soldier of Orange19777.6
Total Recall19907.5
Starship Troopers19977.3
Basic Instinct (this film)19927.1
Elle20167.1
Turkish Delight19737.1
The 4th Man19837.1
Benedetta20216.7
Flesh+Blood19856.7
Spetters19806.7

IMDb rating and votes; the year rank counts 1992 films with 25,000+ votes. Critic scores are Wikidata snapshots, dated. Runtime is IMDb's listed runtime.

Sources: IMDb ratings and credits (as of 2026-10-07), Wikidata (as of 2026-10-07).

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