Sea of Love

Name: Sea of Love
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1989-09-15
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Cast: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker

1989 · 1h 53m · Crime, Drama, Romance · United States of America · Rated R (US)

Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly.

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.

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Harold Becker

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Richard Price

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Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker

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