About this release
In this thriller, Al Pacino stars as Frank Keller, an alcoholic policeman in the depths of middle-age crisis. Frank begins investigating a serial killer who finds her victims through the personal ads and kills them while the song "Sea of Love" plays on the stereo. Responding to one of the ads, Frank finds himself falling in love with the sultry blonde Helen (Ellen Barkin), who happens to be the most likely suspect. Aside from Richard Price's crackling script, one of the most remarkable things about Sea of Love is Pacino's riveting performance. It was the first in many years to gain considerable critical acclaim and box office success, making the movie instrumental in his comeback in the late '80s and early '90s. Pacino doesn't over-act in Sea of Love, which gives its tense story more suspense, and helps make the somewhat far-fetched plot believable.
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Disc 1
UHD
Sea of Love (1989)
113 min
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.
Credits
Director
Harold Becker
Writer
Richard Price
Cast
Al Pacinoas Frank Keller
Ellen Barkinas Helen Cruger
John Goodmanas Sherman
Michael Rookeras Terry
William Hickeyas Frank Keller Sr.
Richard Jenkinsas Gruber
Paul Calderonas Serafino
Gene Canfieldas Struk
Larry Joshuaas Dargan
John Spenceras Lieutenant
Cinematographer
Ronnie Taylor
Composer
Trevor Jones
Editor
David Bretherton
Producer
Louis A. Stroller
Martin Bregman
Disc 2
BDSea of Love (1989)
113 min
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.
Credits
Director
Harold Becker
Writer
Richard Price
Cast
Al Pacinoas Frank Keller
Ellen Barkinas Helen Cruger
John Goodmanas Sherman
Michael Rookeras Terry
William Hickeyas Frank Keller Sr.
Richard Jenkinsas Gruber
Paul Calderonas Serafino
Gene Canfieldas Struk
Larry Joshuaas Dargan
John Spenceras Lieutenant
Cinematographer
Ronnie Taylor
Composer
Trevor Jones
Editor
David Bretherton
Producer
Louis A. Stroller
Martin Bregman
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 4, 2026