Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- quarrelsome
- rom-com night
- light crime comedy viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as an unsuccessful romantic crime comedy whose quarrelsome central couple, weak comic construction, and sentimental elements undercut its premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frank and Roz have spent seven years together while trying to complete one final theft and repair their unstable lifestyle.
The valuable painting motivates the island trip, the intended sale, and attempts by thugs and the FBI to recover it.
Frank takes Roz from their Boston-area criminal life to a New England island, where the landscape reshapes her attention and their relationship.
Frank frames the painting theft as their final job and hopes it will help produce both financial change and a positive turn in the relationship.
Films like Two If by Sea, and why
The Out-of-Towners
romantic comedy built around petty criminals, relationship friction, and a precarious getaway scheme
Quick Change
comic criminal partners, bickering romance, and a stolen-object caper shaped by escalating complications
Something Wild
romantic crime comedy combining an unstable couple with theft, pursuit, and lighthearted criminal misadventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Bill Bennett
- Release Date
- 1996-01-12
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (102)
Cast
- Sandra Bullock
- Denis Leary
- Yaphet Kotto
- Stephen Dillane
- Tracey Cherelle Jones
- Julia Montgomery Brown
- Jane Moffat
- Mike Starr
- Jonathan Tucker
- Wayne Robson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Two If by Sea about?
- A bickering petty thief and his longtime girlfriend flee to a New England island with a stolen painting, hoping one final crime can rescue both their future and their romance.
- What is Two If by Sea like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Two If by Sea as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Two If by Sea violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Two If by Sea as mild.
- What did critics think of Two If by Sea?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as an unsuccessful romantic crime comedy whose quarrelsome central couple, weak comic construction, and sentimental elements undercut its premise.
- Which films are like Two If by Sea?
- Films with a similar feel include The Out-of-Towners, Quick Change, and Something Wild.
- How long is Two If by Sea?
- Two If by Sea runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Two If by Sea?
- In United States, Two If by Sea streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
