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Sea of Love

1989 · 113 min

A sweaty, boozy neo-noir that coils desire and danger into a tense, melancholy character study.

Tagline: Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly.
Overview: 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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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
betrayal
love
addiction
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, drama, romance
Directed by: Harold Becker
Written by: Richard Price
Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker, William Hickey, Richard Jenkins, Paul Calderon, Gene Canfield
Music: Trevor Jones
Cinematography: Ronnie Taylor
Runtime: 113 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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