# Mercury Rising (1998)

> An alienated FBI agent becomes the only shield between an autistic nine-year-old codebreaker and a government assassination machine.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4234

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Harold Becker
- Cast: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens, Robert Stanton, Bodhi Elfman, Carrie Preston
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120749/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, earnest, maudlin, 1990s action movie night, conspiracy thriller marathon

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- [Eraser (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/4470)
- [Nick of Time (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/1433)
- [Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/1029)
- [The Package (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/19799)
- [Most Wanted (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/21439)
- [Murder at 1600 (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4605)
- [Sneakers (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/1637)
- [Conspiracy Theory (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4230)

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