Classics Remastered: Basic Instinct

A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

Critic Reviews:

• " …a rare example of a blockbuster that's not aimed at family audiences, but made by a provocateur hoping to shake up attitudes to sex… " – Eddie Harrison

• " …earns its status as what Nick deems “the f*ck of the century”, or at least what Catherine grudgingly concedes to be “a pretty good beginning”, in radicalising the sexual politics of a subgenre more often associated with male privilege. " – Anton Bitel

• " Even as Verhoeven is pushing buttons and stretching the boundaries of conventionality, he still incorporates artsy filmmaking techniques." – Mike Massie