Basic Instinct vs The Housemaid (2025)
The Housemaid (2025) has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Basic Instinct). Basic Instinct is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 11m. 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 Housemaid (2025)| Basic Instinct | The Housemaid (2025) | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Paul Feig |
| Main cast | Sharon Stone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daniel von Bargen, Chelcie Ross, Wayne Knight | Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins, Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, Michele Morrone |
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 Housemaid (2025)
Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.
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