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Movie poster: Basic (2003)
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Basic

2003 · 98 min Action Drama Mystery Thriller Crime
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army Ranger turned maverick DEA agent is brought in to solve the mystery and uncover what really happened out there.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2003
Country United Kingdom, United States of America
Genre Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Director John McTiernan
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (1121 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film doesn't pretend to be about anything other than action — and that's an honest position. The director constructs scenes with a feel for space, pace, and rhythm.

If you love the genre — this is a solid specimen. If you're indifferent to action — there's nothing extraordinary here to convert you.

Good choice for group viewing when you want to watch rather than think.

Director: John McTiernan

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Big screen, decent sound. This is cinema that should sound loud and fill the room.

🎭 Cast

John Travolta

John Travolta

DEA Agent Tom Hardy

Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

CPT Julie Osborne

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

COL Bill Styles

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

2LT Levi Kendall

Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt

SGT Ray Dunbar

Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs

Pike

Dash Mihok

Dash Mihok

SGT Mueller

Cristián de la Fuente

Cristián de la Fuente

Castro

Roselyn Sánchez

Roselyn Sánchez

Nuñez

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