Sea of Love

Sea of Love

Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly.

R 1989 · 113 min · ★ 6.6 · Crime, Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Harold Becker · Written by Richard Price

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Al Pacino Frank Keller
Ellen Barkin Helen Cruger
John Goodman Sherman
Michael Rooker Terry
William Hickey Frank Keller Sr.
Richard Jenkins Gruber
Paul Calderon Serafino
Gene Canfield Struk
Larry Joshua Dargan
John Spencer Lieutenant
Christine Estabrook Gina Gallagher / Lonelyheart
Barbara Baxley Miss Allen

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