Basic gets so needlessly convoluted in its plot twists that the viewer eventually loses interest.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John McTiernan -
Producer -
Mike Medavoy , Arnie Messer , Michael Tadross , James Vanderbilt -
Screenwriter -
James Vanderbilt -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Phoenix Pictures , InterMedia Film Equities Ltd. -
Rating -
R (Violence|Language) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 18, 2003, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 1, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$26.5M -
Runtime -
1h 38m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)