Basic Instinct vs Memento
Memento has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Basic Instinct). Memento is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 8m. Basic Instinct is the older of the two (1992 against 2000). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic Instinct
Memento| Basic Instinct | Memento | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Sharon Stone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daniel von Bargen, Chelcie Ross, Wayne Knight | Jorja Fox, Callum Keith Rennie, Mark Boone Junior, Harriet Sansom Harris, Carrie-Anne Moss |
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.
Memento
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
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