Celebrated London psychiatrist Dr Michael Glass (David Morrissey) is at the top of his game.

But when Detective Superintendent Roy Washburn (David Thewlis) asks Glass to evaluate a beautiful and captivating woman who has been linked to the mysterious death of a famous sports star, his entire world is turned upside down.

The woman in question is Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a best-selling American crime novelist whose grisly fictional crimes take place in real life with alarming frequency.

Quickly sucked into her web of lies and seduction, Glass' own basic instincts are uncovered as professional boundaries are obliterated. As people around him are murdered one by one, a deadly battle of wits ensues.

A slick psychological thriller, Basic Instinct 2 explores what happens when the darker side of human nature is uncovered.