Basic

Basic

Action • R • 2003 • 1 hr 38 min

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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.

Starring

John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Giovanni Ribisi

Directed By

Written By

James Vanderbilt

Attributes

Genre

Action Thriller Crime Drama Mystery

Release Date

April 18, 2003

User Reviews

There are enough plot twists here to make it a fairly entertaining movie. Fun to see Travolta and Jackson team up post Pulp Fiction as well.

A fun action film mixed with a good mystery.

Above average thriller! You won't be disappointed.

Underrated. Good story. Good delivery. Enjoyed thoroughly.

A confusing thriller with a convoluted plot and weak character development. Despite a strong cast, it lacks suspense and coherence.

Twist-a-minute thriller that doesn’t thrill because its twists aren’t interesting

A mesh of Rashomon and Courage Under Fire

Andrew Doppenberg

Got a bit confusing by the end but it keeps you guessing.

Still trying to wrap my head around the ending of this movie

Joseph Last Name

A confusing movie that just tries to be confusing of the sake of being confusing.

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Ratings

5.7 – Based on 570 ratings

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Basic Trailer - 2003 HQ