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Mercury Rising
Summary: Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.
Release Date: April 03, 1998
Director:
Harold Becker
Runtime: 1 h 51 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 60,000,000
Domestic: $ 32,935,289
International: $ 60,172,000
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