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Basic Instinct 2

Movie · 2006 · 111 min

A chilly, talky psychodrama that trades the original's heat for a clinical, twisty game of manipulation, leaving you uneasy and slightly detached.

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2006 film directed by Michael Caton-Jones
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Year
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Runtime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • deception
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
action, psychological thriller, erotic, crime, mystery, erotic thriller, thriller
Directed by
Michael Caton-Jones
Written by
Henry Bean
Starring
Charlotte Rampling, Sharon Stone, David Thewlis, Hugh Dancy, Indira Varma, David Morrissey, Stan Collymore, Charlie Simpson
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Gyula Pados
Runtime
111 min
Country
Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English

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