Basic (2003)

98 min · Crime, Thriller, action film, drama film, mystery film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

John McTiernan

Cast

John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Daly, Brian Van Holt, Roselyn Sánchez, Cristián de la Fuente, Taye Diggs, Dash Mihok, Harry Connick Jr., Margaret Travolta, Nick Loren, Tait Ruppert, Chris Byrne

The story

On a live fire exercise in the jungles of Panama, a team of Army Rangers trainees is led by instructor and Master Sergeant Nathan West, tasked with traversing the jungle in hurricane weather, attacking pop-up metal targets with live ammunition, and then reconvening at a small bunker. Sergeant Ray Dunbar emerges from the jungle carrying wounded Second Lieutenant Levi Kendall. The two men are pursued by Sergeant Mueller, whom Dunbar kills in self-defense.

Catalogue themes and tags

American soldier, Drug Addiction, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug Smuggle, Drugs, Exfreund, Frauensoldat, Gay, Harassment, Hospital, Hurricane, Identity theft, Medic, Military Police, Military Training, Panama, Panama Kanal, Poison, Spezialeinheit, US-Army, Vernehmung, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Detective fiction, Detective, Psychological thriller, Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Crime, Thriller, action film, drama film, mystery film

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