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Mercury Rising

Mercury Rising

Action · Crime · Drama · 1998

Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.

Movie details

Mercury Rising

“Someone knows too much.”

1998 Action · Crime · Drama 1h 51m

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6.3 / 10

Community rating

Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Harold Becker

Written by

Lawrence Konner · Mark Rosenthal

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Art Jeffries

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Nicholas Kudrow

Miko Hughes

Miko Hughes

Simon Lynch

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Tommy B. Jordan

Kim Dickens

Kim Dickens

Stacey

Robert Stanton

Robert Stanton

Dean Crandell

Bodhi Elfman

Bodhi Elfman

Leo Pedranski

Court is in session

Put Mercury Rising on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.