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Sea of Love

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Sea of Love (1989)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:16

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: New York cop Frank Keller is on the trail of a serial killer who murders men answering personal ads in the classifieds. The ads, written in poetic couplets, are quite romantic, but those who meet... New York cop Frank Keller is on the trail of a serial killer who murders men answering personal ads in the classifieds. The ads, written in poetic couplets, are quite romantic, but those who meet their mysterious author end up dead in their own apartments with a 45rpm copy of the '50s single "Sea of Love" on their turntables. Keller, suspecting the murderer is a woman, places his own advertisement in the paper and sets up dinner dates (one every half-hour) with the respondents; he lifts their fingerprints from their wine glasses and matches them against those of the murderer, taken from the crime scene. But Keller's scheme fails when he falls in love with one of the suspects and refuses to check her prints. With each passing day their romance grows hotter... and the growing evidence keeps pointing more strongly to her guilt. [More]

Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson

Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rooker, William Hickey, Christine Estabrook, Mark Phelan, John Spencer, Paul Calderon, Gene Canfield, Rafael Baez, Patricia Barry, Joshua Nelson, Jacqueline Brookes, Lorraine Bracco

Director: Harold Becker

Director: Harold Becker
Producer: Martin Bregman, Louis A. Stroller
Composer: Trevor Jones

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Reviews for Sea of Love

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4/5

Steve Crum

Solid Pacino turn with Ellen Barkin giving strong assist.

comment Comment | Jan., 10 2009 06:31 PM

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Variety

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4/5

Cole Smithey

No review available.

comment Comment | Sep., 16 2007 12:38 PM

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N/R

Derek Adams

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Time Out

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4/5

Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 16 2005 01:27 PM

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2/5

Frank Swietek

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comment Comment | Jun., 22 2004 09:50 AM

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3/5

Jules Brenner

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comment Comment | Nov., 07 2003 05:27 PM

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4/5

Mark Palermo

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comment Comment | Jun., 25 2003 10:21 AM

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Vincent Canby

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Bill Chambers

Sea of Love has its Cinemax lapses in taste, but most films of the genre lack sophistication from which to lapse.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 11 2003 07:03 PM

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2/5

Brian Mckay

Mediocre thriller with a good cast. I never want to hear that [expletive deleted] song again.

comment Comment | Mar., 19 2003 06:26 PM

eFilmCritic.com

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4/5

Shannon J. Harvey

Superb, steamy thriller that keeps you guessing till the very end.

comment Comment | Feb., 12 2003 01:27 AM

Sunday Times (Australia)

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4/5

Dan Lybarger

Marred by an implausible ending, 'Sea of Love' is still one Pacino's best vehicles.

comment Comment | Dec., 17 2002 10:08 PM

Nitrate Online

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3/5

Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Dec., 02 2002 01:05 PM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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4/5

James Rocchi

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Netflix

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4/5

Robert Roten

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comment Comment | Oct., 16 2002 06:38 PM

Laramie Movie Scope

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3/5

Clint Morris

More or less a popcorn thriller, but a good one of that.

comment Comment | Sep., 20 2002 12:42 AM

Moviehole

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3/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Aug., 30 2002 02:31 PM

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4/5

Rob Vaux

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comment Comment | Aug., 30 2002 02:14 PM

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Bob Grimm

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comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 01:52 AM

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