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Certificate 15

Cast Robert De Niro Frances McDormand James Franco Eliza Dushku William Forsythe

Directors Michael Caton-Jones

Screenwriters Ken Hixon

Running Time 108 minutes

City By The Sea
De Niro is a good cop/bad father whose son is a murder suspect

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Plot
Dedicated homicide detective Vincent LaMarca's private pain is exposed when his estranged junkie son, Joey, emerges as prime suspect in a murder investigation. The conflicting responsibilities of tracking a killer and saving his son put Vincent deep in professional and personal crisis.

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