
Movies that feel likeBasic Instinct (1992)
If you loved Basic Instinct, the closest films we have are Thelma (2017), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Blue Velvet (1986). All three share Basic Instinct's tense and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Firm (1993).
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If Basic Instinct hit the spot, these will too

One thread runs through both: sexual obsession
The difference: Reviewed even better

The same preoccupation in both: eroticism
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Basic Instinct does

Common ground: detective
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Basic Instinct does

Both are built on the same subject: psychopath
The difference: Trades the obsession of Basic Instinct for an angle of its own

Both keep coming back to the same thing: detective
The difference: Made in the 1950s, in a different era of the craft

Different title, same corner of the shelf

Tense and twisty in the same breath

Obsessive thriller in both cases

Mystery built on tension, twice over

Twisty thriller, and it commits to that

Both lean on tension more than on mystery

Thriller with a pulse of twists, in both cases
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