Basic Instinct (1992)

Plot Summary

Detective Nick Curran, who is going through a difficult personal moment, investigates the crime of a rock star. The investigation leads him to meet the deceased's girlfriend, Catherine Tramell, a novelist of intrigue novels, whom he must monitor. The boundaries between truth and deception are blurred in an enigmatic and captivating narrative. Jerry Goldsmith's music accentuates the haunting atmosphere while the acting performances made this thriller one of the best of the '90s.

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Awards

Golden Globes, USA (1993)

Golden Globe 1993

Nominated

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Jerry Goldsmith

Academy Awards, USA (1993)

Oscar 1993

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Frank J. Urioste

Oscar 1993

Nominated

Best Music, Original Score

Jerry Goldsmith

Cannes Film Festival (1992)

Palme d'Or 1992

Nominated

Palme d'Or

Paul Verhoeven