Mercury Rising

1998 111 min ★ 6.3 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.

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Cast

Bruce Willis

Art Jeffries

Alec Baldwin

Nicholas Kudrow

Miko Hughes

Simon Lynch

Chi McBride

Tommy B. Jordan

Kim Dickens

Stacey

Robert Stanton

Dean Crandell

Bodhi Elfman

Leo Pedranski

Carrie Preston

Emily Lang

Lindsey Ginter

Peter Burrell

Peter Stormare

Shayes

Details

Director

Harold Becker

Screenplay

Lawrence Konner

Tagline

"Someone knows too much."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$93,100,000

Production

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

August 28, 2023

★ 6/10

I'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 ov...

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daniel_carr

January 15, 2026

★ 8/10

Two 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!