Movie

Basic

“Deception is their most dangerous weapon.”

★ 6.5(1,139)20031h 38m

Basic is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Greece. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

Where to watch Basic

🇬🇷 Greece

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Director: John McTiernan
Release date: 2003-04-18
Runtime: 1h 38m
Language: English
Box office: $42,792,561
Budget: $50,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Phoenix Pictures

Basic — trailer

About Basic

Basic is a 2003 movie in the Action, Thriller and Crime genres, directed by John McTiernan, starring John Travolta, Connie Nielsen and Samuel L. Jackson. It has a runtime of 1 hour 38 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 1,139 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Basic in Greece — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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 which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army Ranger turned maverick DEA agent is brought in to solve the mystery and uncover what really happened out there.

Cast

John Travolta

DEA Agent Tom Hardy

Connie Nielsen

CPT Julie Osborne

Samuel L. Jackson

Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

Tim Daly

COL Bill Styles

Giovanni Ribisi

2LT Levi Kendall

Brian Van Holt

SGT Ray Dunbar

Taye Diggs

Pike

Dash Mihok

SGT Mueller

Cristián de la Fuente

Castro

Roselyn Sánchez

Nuñez

Harry Connick Jr.

Dr. Pete Vilmer

Margaret Travolta

Nurse #1

Themes & keywords

hurricanerecruitpanamacovert operationinterrogationdea agentjungle warfaremilitary crimearmy trainingex armyunexplained deathsplot twistsuspensefulu.s. army ranger