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City by the Sea (2002) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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City by the Sea

Movie2002·108 min

City by the Sea

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

Crime Drama Mystery

A crime drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 90%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.8/10

391 ratings

About City by the Sea

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: trauma recovery, family dysfunction, redemption, action combat, new york, urban, parent child, detective investigator, anti hero, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, drug trade, corruption

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Details

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Language: English

Cast

Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco

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How City by the Sea Ranks

All movies

Top 90%

2000s movies

Top 86%

Crime movies

Top 88%

Michael Caton-Jones films#9 of 10

Top 90% All movies.

the vibe

City by the Sea Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

investigation procedural

cat & mouse

trauma recovery

family dysfunction

redemption

detective investigator

anti-hero

parent child

action combat

drug trade

corruption

New York

urban

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9