7.7
“Someone knows too much.”
Mercury Rising (1998)
April 3, 19981h 51mEN
6.3
1.6K votes
Overview
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Director
Harold BeckerWhere to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$60.0M
Revenue
$93.1M
Production Companies
Universal PicturesImagine Entertainment
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6.0I'd have to admit that at the start - however politically incorrect it is to say - I though that the mix of Bruce Willis as an independently minded FBI agent and Miko Hughes ("Simon") as a boy genius with very loud, and annoying, autism was going to be a difficult film to sit through. Luckily, the initial in-your-face character establishment settles down and the somewhat preposterous plot takes over quite quickly. The US Government runs a competition to see whether anyone can decipher it's supposedly unbreakable "Mercury" code and young Mr. Hughes is genuinely convincing as the young lad who c…
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daniel_carr
8.0Two of my favorite actors and once again shows that if you have a great story you don't need special effects! This was an amazing movie, emotional and what movie making is all about. Great job!