Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- melancholic
- moody
- intimate
- quiet evening
- crime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly valued Tom Selleck’s sustained, mournful performance and the film’s moody atmosphere while finding the mystery predictable and some story threads underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
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Jesse Stone’s fear of relapsing into alcoholism and his depressed, troubled state receive sustained attention alongside the investigations.
The film unfolds slowly through Jesse’s cold-case work and rape investigation, supported by a mournful atmosphere and hypnotic score.
Jesse’s rape investigation conflicts with the town council’s effort to preserve Paradise as an ideal seaside resort.
Jesse turns to the unsolved killing of a bank teller shot during a robbery while dealing with his personal crisis.
Films like Jesse Stone: Sea Change, and why
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
shared melancholic small-town crime investigation, morally troubled police protagonist, and slow-burn mystery structure
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
shared coastal New England atmosphere, understated detective work, and introspective procedural drama
The Pledge
shared moody police investigation, flawed alcoholic detective, and character-first crime storytelling
Mystic River
shared languid pacing, seaside community secrets, and emotionally burdened law-enforcement protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Harmon
- Release Date
- 2007-05-22
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (116)
Cast
- Tom Selleck
- Kathy Baker
- Kohl Sudduth
- Rebecca Pidgeon
- Sean Young
- Mika Boorem
- Stephen McHattie
- William Sadler
- Saul Rubinek
- Viola Davis
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Jesse Stone: Sea Change about?
- A troubled New England police chief confronts addiction, civic pressure, and two unresolved crimes in a mournful seaside mystery.
- What is Jesse Stone: Sea Change like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jesse Stone: Sea Change as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Jesse Stone: Sea Change violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Jesse Stone: Sea Change as moderate.
- What did critics think of Jesse Stone: Sea Change?
- Critics broadly valued Tom Selleck’s sustained, mournful performance and the film’s moody atmosphere while finding the mystery predictable and some story threads underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Jesse Stone: Sea Change?
- Films with a similar feel include Jesse Stone: Stone Cold, Jesse Stone: Night Passage, The Pledge, and Mystic River.
- How long is Jesse Stone: Sea Change?
- Jesse Stone: Sea Change runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jesse Stone: Sea Change?
- In United States, Jesse Stone: Sea Change is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
