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Basic

6.520031h 38mRMovieActionThrillerCrime

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…

DirectorJohn McTiernan
WriterJames Vanderbilt
ProducersMike Medavoy·James Vanderbilt

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Cast · Directed by John McTiernan

JTJohn Travolta
John Travolta
DEA Agent Tom Hardy
CNConnie Nielsen
Connie Nielsen
CPT Julie Osborne
SJSamuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
TDTim Daly
Tim Daly
COL Bill Styles
GRGiovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi
2LT Levi Kendall
BHBrian Van Holt
Brian Van Holt
SGT Ray Dunbar
TDTaye Diggs
Taye Diggs
Pike
DMDash Mihok
Dash Mihok
SGT Mueller
CFCristián de la Fuente
Cristián de la Fuente
Castro
RSRoselyn Sánchez
Roselyn Sánchez
Nuñez
HJHarry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick Jr.
Dr. Pete Vilmer
MTMargaret Travolta
Margaret Travolta
Nurse #1

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Basic — streaming FAQ

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Basic is streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard and Sony Pictures Core in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies.

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Yes — Basic is available on Netflix in Canada as of October 2026.

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