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A compendium of cliches about fathers and sons.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
City by the Sea
When you're searching for a killer... the last suspect you want to see is your son.
2002 · 1h 48m · R
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Michael Caton-Jones
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City by the Sea
Overview
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.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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49%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A film that doesn't just support the action to come, but makes it seem inevitable.
John Anderson, Newsday
Rotten
De Niro's workmanlike in a dismayingly familiar role.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
I like everything about it except it.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Fresh
It's a run-of-the-mill cop thriller but also a gripping family drama.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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