1992 · 2h 7m · Drama, Mystery, Romance

Basic Instinct

Directed byPaul Verhoeven

IMDb

7.1

248K votes

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critics

Rotten Tomatoes

57%

critics

Box office

$353M

7.2x its $49M budget

Released Mar 20, 1992 by Canal+ and Carolco Pictures

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37th of 132Films of 1992 with 10,000+ votes

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Critics (Metacritic)43

Audience (IMDb x 10)71

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 28 points.

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Cast

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Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writer: Joe Eszterhas
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography: Jan de Bont
Editing: Frank J. Urioste
Producers: Alan Marshall

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 1993
Frank J. Urioste
Nominated
Best Original Score · Academy Awards 1993
Jerry Goldsmith
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