City by the Sea (2002)

108 min · Action, Drama, Police Film, Thriller, crime film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Michael Caton-Jones

Cast

Frances McDormand, Robert De Niro, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, William Forsythe, Patti LuPone, Drena De Niro, Anson Mount, George Dzundza, Tom Hanks

The story

Vincent LaMarca is a veteran New York City Police Department detective. When Vincent was 8 years old, his father was executed for murder because a child whom his father (also a cop but desperate for money) had kidnapped for ransom died while in his care. Vincent feels guilty for his father's deed, and has tried to redeem himself; he works hard as a cop despite the stigma of being the son of a murderer.

Catalogue themes and tags

21st Century, Addicted, Amends, Broken Family, Coming to Terms With The Past, Drug Addiction, Ermordung, Familie, Gegenwart, Jagd auf Mörder, Journey into the Past, Long Beach, Murderer, Observer, Polizeibeamter, Schuld und Sühne, Sense of Guilt, Son, Suppressed Past, Suspicion, Tatverdächtiger, vater-sohn, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Family Drama, Mystery, Drama, Crime Thriller

Genres

Action, Drama, Police Film, Thriller, crime film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir

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