Basic (2003)

Name: Basic
Director: John McTiernan
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2003-04-18
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Action Drama Mystery Thriller Crime

Director: John McTiernan

Cast: John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Runtime98 min

Rating15

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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.

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Fans of intense, twisty mystery thrillers will enjoy the layered plot and gripping performances in the 2003 film Basic, directed by the acclaimed John McTiernan. With a stellar cast including John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, this film blends elements of war drama and detective story to craft a compelling and suspenseful tale.

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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.