Sea of Love
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66% Critic Match

Sea of Love

Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly.

6.6 / 10 1989 1h 53mR English
CrimeDramaRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Frank Keller

Lead
Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Helen Cruger

John Goodman

John Goodman

Sherman

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Terry

William Hickey

William Hickey

Frank Keller Sr.

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Gruber

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

Serafino

Gene Canfield

Gene Canfield

Struk

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harold Becker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sea of Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker