Where to watch Basic Instinct in the United States
Basic Instinct (1992) is streaming on Paramount+. Also available to free on Kanopy.
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Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
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You can watch Basic Instinct (1992) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Catherine navigates a lethal game of cat and mouse where her own violent fiction mirrors a real-life murder investigation. Every interrogation becomes a seductive struggle to distinguish between a brilliant novelist's imagination and a killer's calculated intent.
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Director
Paul Verhoeven
Cast
Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle, Bruce A. Young, Chelcie Ross, Dorothy Malone, Wayne Knight
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Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
You can watch Basic Instinct (1992) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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6.9/10
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56%
RT Audience
64%
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Director
Paul Verhoeven
Cast
Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle, Bruce A. Young, Chelcie Ross, Dorothy Malone, Wayne Knight
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