Sharon Stone made her film debut in the 1980 American comedy-drama ‘Stardust Memories’ directed by Woody Allen. The film currently sits on a 67% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Following her debut, she went on to star in films like ‘Les Uns et les Autres’ (1981), ‘Deadly Blessing’ (1981), ‘Irreconcilable Differences’ (1984), ‘King Solomon's Mines’ (1985), ‘Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold’ (1986), ‘Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol’ (1987), ‘Cold Steel’ (1987), ‘Above the Law’ (1988), ‘Action Jackson’ (1988), ‘Beyond the Stars’ (1989), and ‘Blood and Sand’ (1989). In 1990, she starred as ‘Agent Lori’ in the American science fiction action film, ‘Total Recall’ directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film received a mixed response from critics but managed to perform well at the box office, grossing over $261.4 million on a budget of $48–80 million. The following year, she starred as ‘Alison King’ in the John Frankenheimer-directed American thriller film ‘Year of the Gun.’ The film holds a 29% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. In 1992, she portrayed ‘Catherine Tramell’ in the neo-noir erotic thriller film ‘Basic Instinct’ directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film, despite opening to a mixed critical reception, was a major commercial success and grossed over $352.9 million on a budget of $49 million. Stone also won 2 ‘MTV Movie Awards’ for the film.
She continued to star in films like ‘Sliver’ (1993), ‘Last Action Hero’ (1993), ‘Intersection’ (1994), ‘The Specialist’ (1994), and ‘The Quick and the Dead’ (1995). Stone received an ‘Academy Award’ nomination along with a ‘Golden Globe Award’ for her portrayal of ‘Ginger McKenna’ in the 1995 American epic crime film ‘Casino’ directed by Martin Scorsese. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $116.1 million on a budget of $40–50 million. She was next seen in films like ‘Diabolique’ (1996), ‘Sphere’ (1998), ‘The Mighty’ (1998), ‘The Muse’ (1999), ‘Simpatico’ (1999), ‘Picking Up the Pieces’ (2000), ‘Cold Creek Manor’ (2003), ‘A Different Loyalty’ (2004), ‘Catwoman’ (2004), ‘Alpha Dog’ (2006), ‘Basic Instinct 2’ (2006), ‘Bobby’ (2006), ‘When a Man Falls in the Forest’ (2007), and ‘The Year of Getting to Know Us’ (2008). In 2009, she starred as ‘Nina Ferraro’ in the Charles Winkler-directed direct-to-video action film ‘Streets of Blood.’ The film holds a 40% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She next starred in films like ‘Largo Winch II’ (2011), ‘Border Run’ (2012), ‘Lovelace’ (2013), ‘Fading Gigolo’ (2013), ‘Love in Vegas’ (2014), ‘Life on the Line’ (2015), ‘Mothers and Daughters’ (2016), ‘Running Wild’ (2017), ‘The Disaster Artist’ (2017), ‘Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese’ (2019), and ‘Here Today’ (2021). Stone last appeared in the 2022 American film ‘Beauty’ directed by Andrew Dosunmu. The film received a 24% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
