Mercury Rising

Synopsis of Mercury Rising

Mercury Rising is a 1998 action thriller film directed by Harold Becker and starring Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, and Miko Hughes. The plot follows Art Jeffries (Willis), an FBI agent who must protect Simon Lynch (Hughes), a nine-year-old autistic boy who cracks a top secret government code. Nick Kudrow (Baldwin), an ambitious program chief, orders Simon's elimination, leading Jeffries to risk his life to save the boy and expose the conspiracy. The film combines elements of action, thriller, and drama, exploring themes of government corruption and the importance of protecting the innocent.