A lonely young aristocrat in turn-of the century England struggles to meet the approval of his over-bearing, class-conscious father while trying to please the selfish woman he loves.
Basil has generally received mixed reviews.
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Basil was released in 1998 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 24 reviews, giving Basil (1998) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 69%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Basil than critics were.
With a score of 53%, Basil is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like Deep Impact, Mercury Rising and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.
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