Basic Instinct vs The Ghost
The Ghost has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.9/10 for Basic Instinct). The Ghost is the shorter watch at 1h 32m 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
The Ghost| Basic Instinct | The Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | John Farrelly |
| Main cast | Sharon Stone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daniel von Bargen, Chelcie Ross, Wayne Knight | Anthony Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tom Stafford |
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.
The Ghost
Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.
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