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Mercury Rising

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Mercury Rising
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R,1hr 52min
Genre:
Action
Release:
1998
Director:
Harold Becker
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes  ...more
Synopsis: In this action-suspense thriller, orphaned nine-year-old autistic savant Simon (Miko Hughes) deciphers a government code hidden in a puzzle magazine. Calling for his prize, Simon triggers an alarm at the National Security Agency: NSA chief Nicholas Kudrow (Alec Baldwin), who says the code protects covert American operatives all over the world, sends an assassin to do away with Simon. Simon's parents are killed, but Simon survives, hiding in a secret closet crawlspace where he's later discovered by ... Full Synopsis
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Mike DiBella, AMG Review
Despite its star power and bulging budget, this is not your typical Hollywood action suspense thriller. Instead, it's a shade darker with a well-written script rife with conspiracy conjecture. Bruce Willis' pairing with a child prodigy actor was perhaps a foreshadowing of 1999's immensely successful The Sixth Sense. The young Miko Hughes gives a remarkable performance as Simon, Willis' autistic charge, ... Full Review
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Bruce Willis
Art Jeffries
Alec Baldwin
Nicholas Kudrow
Miko Hughes
Simon
Chi McBride
Tommy B. Jordan
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