Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989 · 113 min · EN · R · 6.6 (687 votes)
Dir. Harold Becker · Starring Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker, William Hickey, Richard Jenkins · Music Trevor Jones

Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly.

CrimeDramaRomance

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.

VIBE

A smoky, rain-slicked journey into desire and danger, where the city's shadows hide both romance and menace. It's a slow-burn descent into a detective's personal and professional unraveling, wrapped in a melancholic, suspenseful embrace. The air is thick with unresolved tension and a palpable sense of unease.

grittysultrytensemelancholicsuspensefulslow-burnneo-noirgritty realismerotic thrillerurban atmosphereobsessionlonelinessdesiremoral ambiguityurban decay
new york citynewspaperpolicealcoholdetectivemurderserial killerneo-noir
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