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Where to Watch Basic (2003) in the US
- 2003
- R
- 1h 38m
- 6.4IMDb
- 21%Rotten Tomatoes
- 34Metascore
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What it's about
Tom Hardy, an ex-Army Ranger turned DEA agent, is drawn into an ever-widening mystery surrounding the disappearance of the feared and often hated Sgt. Nathan West, as well as several of his elite Special Forces trainees on what appears, at first, to have been a routine training exercise during a hurricane in the jungles of Panama. Only two survivors are found, Dunbar, and a badly wounded Kendall, the son of a high-profile Joint Chiefs of Staff official. Neither is willing to cooperate with Capt. Julia Osborne's investigation. So base commander Col. Bill Styles calls in ex-Ranger Hardy, an old friend and a persuasive interrogator. Osborne disapproves of Hardy who is on leave from the D.E.A. after having come under suspicion of accepting bribes from local drug traffickers. She is also uneasy when she learns that Hardy once trained under West and hates him almost as passionately as his current recruits. With time running out, Hardy and Osborne call a temporary, if uneasy, truce. Hardy cajoles a confession out of Dunbar, who claims that Sgt. West and the missing Rangers have been murdered and their bodies blown away by the hurricane. When they later interview Kendall, he confirms that the other Rangers and West are dead. But, in almost every other way, his story contradicts Dunbar's. What happened to West and his Ranger team? And what were they really doing out there in the jungle? As each layer reveals more lies and greater deceptions, Hardy and Osborne inch towards the horrible truth about the fate of the missing Rangers.
Cast and crew
- Director
- John McTiernan
- Writer
- James Vanderbilt
- Starring
- John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen
Details
- Release date
- Mar 28, 2003
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Box office
- $26,793,311
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Where to Watch Basic (2003) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Basic in the United States?
- Basic is available with a subscription or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Sony Pictures Core (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Basic or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Sony Pictures Core (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Basic for free in the United States?
- We have not confirmed a free option for Basic in the United States.
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