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Basic Instinct 2

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6% Tomatometer 153 Reviews 26% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
After a crash that kills her boyfriend, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) has her car searched by the police, who find illegal drugs. Prosecutors handling her case send Tramell to see psychiatrist Michael Glass (David Morrissey). Glass determines that Tramell, a novelist whose books deal with sensational murders, might just be a dangerous person herself. But his findings don't prevent him from embarking on a sexually charged relationship with the cunning cougar.
Basic Instinct 2

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Critics Consensus

Unable to match the suspense and titilation of its predecessor, Basic Instinct 2 boasts a plot so ludicrous and predictable it borders on "so-bad-it's-good."

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Nigel Andrews Financial Times Oct 7, 2018
1/5
Morrissey gives a good impersonation of a lobotomised Liam Neeson: possibly the only way to play a character dead from the script upwards. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jan 27, 2007
1/5
Poor Sharon Stone. She's still big; it's the erotic thrillers that got small. Go to Full Review Linda Ruth Williams Sight & Sound Sep 28, 2006
This is psychoanalytic fable rewritten as pulp fiction. Perhaps that's why it's so ludicrously entertaining. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jul 29, 2021
1/5
...settles for a downgraded remake of the first film... Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Jan 31, 2021
.5/5
Stone appears to have torn a page from the soap-opera textbook of come-hither acting. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Bloody Disgusting Feb 22, 2020
Glass is clearly meant to be a morally gray doctor...but that ambiguity and Morrissey's lack of sexual chemistry with Stone (who is vacant in her second go at the character) simply drains the life from this whole enterprise. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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House of L @RT07510618 Apr 11, 2026 Not sure why all the hate. I love the original. Seems like peeps only mention that and this is crap. Loved that she moved to the UK and it’s mainly British (I am American but soo love me British cinema and shows. I saw this in theaters when it came out and soo had a lot of fun. Then I watched the first one and omg is it a masterpiece. This one isn’t but it’s not bad at all. If first was never made I think this would have gotten a lot better reviews that are Les bias. Kinda annoying people do this. I went in blind of source material and found it an engaging thriller with soo many good moments. The opening kill is epic and great way to start off the movie. See more bob C @RT46426964 Mar 15, 2026 Stone the low rent Monroe of the era, but the others are u/s. See more Janice M @elizabethjan Aug 7, 2025 Pretty much porn with an unbelievable story. See more Rehan T @RT81460504 May 24, 2025 Absolute and pure dogshit... See more Julian S @akajulianscott May 20, 2025 BASIC INSTINCT 2 isn’t as bad as they say, but it’s nothing to defend. The gloomy English backdrop suits a script that stumbles from start to finish. Still, Stone owns every scene—almost by force of will. See more thiago s @Thiagostone May 15, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom, o filme tem o roteiro igual aí primeiro filme de 1992, a única coisa que muda, no filme é o local onde a Catarina tramell está que é em Londres, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme See more Read all reviews
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Michael Caton-Jones

Director

Sharon Stone

Catherine Trammell

David Morrissey

Dr. Michael Glass

Charlotte Rampling

Milena Gardosh

David Thewlis

Roy Washburn

Hugh Dancy

Michael Tower

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Synopsis After a crash that kills her boyfriend, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) has her car searched by the police, who find illegal drugs. Prosecutors handling her case send Tramell to see psychiatrist Michael Glass (David Morrissey). Glass determines that Tramell, a novelist whose books deal with sensational murders, might just be a dangerous person herself. But his findings don't prevent him from embarking on a sexually charged relationship with the cunning cougar.
Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Producer
Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna, Moritz Borman, Joel B. Michaels
Screenwriter
Leora Barish, Henry Bean
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
C-2 Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Intermedia Productions
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Some Drug Content|Strong Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9M
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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