Basic Instinct vs Desire: A Temptations Story
Desire: A Temptations Story has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Basic Instinct). Desire: A Temptations Story is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 8m. Basic Instinct is the older of the two (1992 against 2025). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic Instinct
Desire: A Temptations Story| Basic Instinct | Desire: A Temptations Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Robert Adetuyi |
| Main cast | Sharon Stone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daniel von Bargen, Chelcie Ross, Wayne Knight | Tasha Smith, Adrian Holmes, Jamall Johnson, Millan Tesfazgi, Jordan Ninkovich |
Synopsis
Basic Instinct
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Desire: A Temptations Story
Inspirational talk show host Kendra takes time off to heal her soul and while on vacation and meets the man of her dreams, Malcolm.
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