Basic (2003)
- Directed by
- John McTiernan
- Genre
- drama film, action film, mystery film
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 1,151 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A DEA agent investigates a military training exercise that went wrong, leaving several soldiers and their instructor dead. The inquiry uncovers a web of deceit and conflicting stories among the survivors.
suspensefulmoodyconvolutedtensegrittymysteriousdeliberatetwisty
What happens
Basic is a 2003 crime-action thriller film directed by John McTiernan, written by James Vanderbilt, and starring John Travolta, Connie Nielsen and Samuel L. Jackson. It is the second film starring Travolta and Jackson after Pulp Fiction. The film follows a DEA agent solving the mystery of a bungled training exercise that leads to the deaths of multiple Army Ranger trainees and their instructor. Basic received negative reviews from critics regarding its overall plot and numerous twist endings. The film was also a box-office bomb, grossing only $42.8 million worldwide against a $50 million budget. As of 2026, it is McTiernan's most recent film given his subsequent criminal charges and eventual incarceration related to wiretapping. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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