City by the Sea (2002)

Directed by

Michael Caton-Jones

Genre

drama film, crime film, mystery film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 390 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A New York City detective tries to deal with his troubled son who gets involved in a murder. The story is set against the backdrop of the detective's own difficult past.

sombertensegrittyemotionalatmosphericslow-burnmelancholicbrooding

What happens

City by the Sea is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Robert De Niro, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, Frances McDormand and William Forsythe. It deals with the family problems of a wayward youth, and is set against a man trying to break free of his past. It is based on the story of Long Beach, New York, detective Vincent LaMarca. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Insomnia (2002)
• Road to Perdition (2002)
• One Hour Photo (2002)
• Mystic River (2003)
• The Burial Society (2002)
• People Are Dead (2002)
• Memento (2000)
• The Salton Sea (2002)