Name: Basic Instinct
Director: Paul Verhoeven

Basic Instinct (1992)

Det. Curran pursues a case involving Catherine, a writer and temptress who is suspected in a murder reminiscent of a crime detailed in her book.

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Jack McGee, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Mouton, Bill Cable, Bruce A. Young, Chelcie Ross, Daniel von Bargen, Denis Arndt, Dorothy Malone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Leilani Sarelle, Michael Douglas, Wayne Knight

Runtime: 02h 03m
Type: Movie

Det. Curran pursues a case involving Catherine, a writer and temptress who is suspected in a murder reminiscent of a crime detailed in her book.

Runtime: 02h 03m
Type: Movie

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