Film2002108 min

City by the Sea

Name: City by the Sea
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2002
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, William Forsythe

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterydetectiveslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"When you're searching for a killer... the last suspect you want to see is your son."

Boxlist takeA heavy crime drama that is intimate and realistic. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 246 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.

Synopsis: TMDB