Fatal Instinct
Sex, murder and revenge were never this funny.
1993 • 90 min • Comedy · Crime
Synopsis
Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana and her lover are planning to murder Ned in an elaborate fashion so they can collect on his triple indemnity life insurance policy.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 55 Audience · 174 · 100%
This comedy spoofs classic film noir, following a bumbling detective/lawyer who begins an affair with a mysterious woman. Unbeknownst to him, his wife is also having an affair and plotting his demise for insurance money. It
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 4/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 5/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Sexual innuendo and suggestive situations are frequent.
- Characters smoke and drink alcohol regularly.
- Some comedic violence and slapstick.
What it models well
- Loyalty and fidelity (by inversion)
- Exposing greed and deception
Talk about it after
- How spoofs use humor to comment on other movies.
- The difference between right and wrong, even when characters blur the lines.
- The concept of justice and how it is portrayed in the film.
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Top billed cast
Director: Carl Reiner • Crew: David O'Malley
Trailers & clips
Fatal Instinct (1993) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.5/10 (174)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $7,839,327
- IMDb
- tt0106873
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