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Basic (2003) is streaming on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can stream Basic (2003) on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army Ranger turned maverick DEA agent is brought in to solve the mystery and uncover what really happened out there.
A torrential storm turns the dense Panama jungle into a chaotic, claustrophobic labyrinth where truth becomes as murky as the mud. Conflicting survivor accounts transform a botched military exercise into a psychological puzzle that keeps you questioning every detail.
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John McTiernan
Cast
John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Taye Diggs, Dash Mihok, Cristián de la Fuente, Roselyn Sánchez
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Basic
You can stream Basic (2003) on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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6.5/10
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21%
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Director
John McTiernan
Cast
John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Taye Diggs, Dash Mihok, Cristián de la Fuente, Roselyn Sánchez
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