Sea of Love
1989 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 6.6 · 70% critics
A weary New York detective, still reeling from a painful breakup and nearing retirement, teams with a new partner to investigate murders tied to personal ads. As their sting operation draws in a range of dates, he becomes romantically involved with a woman who may be connected to the case, blurring the line between duty and desire.
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-09-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (687 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a steamy, suspenseful cop mystery with banter and a romantic edge, in the vein of The Big Easy or Side Effects; Not for you if you prefer fast, clue-heavy whodunits over relationship-driven tension.
Pros: strong lead chemistry; suspenseful cat-and-mouse; humor breaks tension | Cons: conventional story beats; romance dominates mystery; twist feels random
Themes
- new york city
- newspaper
- police
- alcohol
- detective
- murder
- serial killer
- neo-noir
Cast & crew
Al Pacino
as Frank Keller
Ellen Barkin
as Helen Cruger
John Goodman
as Sherman
Michael Rooker
as Terry
William Hickey
as Frank Keller Sr.
Richard Jenkins
as Gruber
Paul Calderon
as Serafino
Gene Canfield
as Struk
Larry Joshua
as Dargan
John Spencer
as Lieutenant
Directed by Harold Becker