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Basic

Deception is their most dangerous weapon.

2003 · R · 1h 38m

Directed by John McTiernan

6.5

TMDB audience score
1,196 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • John Travolta
    DEA Agent Tom Hardy

  • Connie Nielsen
    CPT Julie Osborne

  • Samuel L. Jackson
    Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

  • Tim Daly
    COL Bill Styles

  • Giovanni Ribisi
    2LT Levi Kendall

  • Brian Van Holt
    SGT Ray Dunbar

  • Taye Diggs
    Pike

  • Dash Mihok
    SGT Mueller

  • Cristián de la Fuente
    Castro

  • Roselyn Sánchez
    Nuñez

  • Harry Connick Jr.
    Dr. Pete Vilmer

  • Margaret Travolta
    Nurse #1

  • Dena Johnston
    Nurse #2

  • Nick Loren
    Helicopter Pilot

  • Cliff Fleming
    Helicopter Pilot

  • Steven Maye
    CID Officer

  • Jonathan Rau
    G.I. on the Tarmac

  • Tait Ruppert
    Jeep Driver