Sea of Love
Seen it?1989 | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it made about 6 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and romantics. If you loved Gone Baby Gone, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
75% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$111 million worldwide on a $19 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 128K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harold Becker
- Al PacinoFrank Keller
- Ellen BarkinHelen Cruger
- John GoodmanSherman
- Michael RookerTerry
- William HickeyFrank Keller Sr.
- Richard JenkinsGruber
- Paul CalderonSerafino
- Gene CanfieldStruk
- Larry JoshuaDargan
- John SpencerLieutenant