logologo
MovieVerse© 2024
Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact Us
Made with ❤️ by Thathsara
movie poster
Basic
Sign in to create your own watchlist

Basic

Apr 18, 2003
1h 38m
★ 6.5

Deception is their most dangerous weapon.

Overview

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.

Genres

Action
Thriller
Crime

Production Companies

Phoenix Pictures
Intermedia Films
Columbia Pictures

Basic Trailers

Cast

John Travolta

DEA Agent Tom Hardy

John Travolta

Connie Nielsen

CPT Julie Osborne

Connie Nielsen

Samuel L. Jackson

Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

Samuel L. Jackson

Tim Daly

COL Bill Styles

Tim Daly

Giovanni Ribisi

2LT Levi Kendall

Giovanni Ribisi

Brian Van Holt

SGT Ray Dunbar

Brian Van Holt

Taye Diggs

Pike

Taye Diggs

Dash Mihok

SGT Mueller

Dash Mihok

Cristián de la Fuente

Castro

Cristián de la Fuente

Roselyn Sánchez

Nuñez

Roselyn Sánchez

Harry Connick Jr.

Dr. Pete Vilmer

Harry Connick Jr.

Margaret Travolta

Nurse #1

Margaret Travolta

You may also like

Charlie's Angels
5.9

Charlie's Angels

Nov 2, 2000

The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.

Crazxy
5.5

Crazxy

Feb 28, 2025

A renowned surgeon, Abhimanyu Sood is carrying ₹5 crores for a hush hush settlement that will save him from going to jail, when he gets a chilling phone call—his 16-year-old daughter, Vedica, has been kidnapped. The ransom? The exact amount he is carrying right now. Is this even a real kidnapping—or an elaborate trap?

Team America: World Police
6.7

Team America: World Police

Oct 10, 2004

When North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it's up to the heavily armed, highly specialized Team America unit to stop his dastardly scheme. The group, which has recruited troubled Broadway actor Gary Johnston, not only has to face off against Jong-il, but they must also contend with the Film Actors Guild, a cadre of Hollywood liberals at odds with Team America's 'policing the world' tactics.

Blow
7.4

Blow

Apr 4, 2001

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

Backdraft
6.7

Backdraft

May 24, 1991

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.

Markings of Murder
8.0

Markings of Murder

Mar 22, 2024

A habitual sleepwalker suspects himself of committing murders at night without his knowledge. Although he publicly claims innocence, all the signs seem to point to a dark secret in his family.

The Trial
7.4

The Trial

Aug 25, 1962

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

The 11th Hour
6.7

The 11th Hour

Aug 17, 2007

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse

American Gangster
7.6

American Gangster

Nov 2, 2007

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Crossroads
10.0

Crossroads

Invalid Date

Two teenage brothers from a struggling home take a risky job for the local mafia to earn money for their mother, but the job quickly spirals into a dangerous test of loyalty, fear, and survival in a world of betrayal and shifting power.

Man on Fire
7.5

Man on Fire

Apr 23, 2004

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

Sniper
6.2

Sniper

Jan 29, 1993

Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. Beckett is notorious for losing his partners on such missions. This time he's accompanied by crack marksman Richard Miller.

The Fan
6.0

The Fan

Aug 15, 1996

When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.

The Blob
6.9

The Blob

Aug 5, 1988

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

One Hour Photo
6.7

One Hour Photo

Aug 21, 2002

Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of their family. When Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, a bizarre and thrilling confrontation ensues.

In the Line of Fire
7.0

In the Line of Fire

Jul 8, 1993

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

The Italian Job
6.8

The Italian Job

May 30, 2003

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

Red Dragon
7.0

Red Dragon

Oct 2, 2002

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

The Incredibles
7.7

The Incredibles

Oct 27, 2004

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.