5 Score

2002 • 1h 48min • R • Mystery, Crime, Drama

City by the Sea

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

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.

IMDb 6.1

RT 48%

MC 50

Director

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers

Ken Hixon

Mike McAlary

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Robert De Niro

Vincent LaMarca

Frances McDormand

Michelle

James Franco

Joey

Eliza Dushku

Gina

William Forsythe

Spyder

Patti LuPone

Maggie

Anson Mount

Dave Simon

John Doman

Henderson

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Robert De Niro Vincent LaMarca

Frances McDormand Michelle

James Franco Joey

Eliza Dushku Gina

William Forsythe Spyder

Patti LuPone Maggie

Anson Mount Dave Simon

John Doman Henderson

Brian Tarantina Snake

Drena De Niro Vanessa Hansen

Michael P. Moran Herb

Nestor Serrano Rossi

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