City Island (2009)
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A dysfunctional family living on a picturesque island in the Bronx spares no expense in avoiding the truth about their messed-up lives in writer/director Raymond de Felitta's dark family comedy. The family patriarch, Vince (Andy Garcia) is a prison guard who is secretly plotting a new career as an actor. Meanwhile, as Vince takes acting lessons on the down low, his daughter moonlights as a stripper and his younger namesake harbors a secret fetish that involves the family's 300-pound neighbor. Under normal circumstances Vincent's wife, Joyce (Julianna Margulies), would be the family rock, but lately she's been preoccupied with uncovering the identity of the hired help, a secret that only her husband knows. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, (more)
- Director(s):
- Raymond de Felitta
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of City Island
A dysfunctional family living on a picturesque island in the Bronx spares no expense in avoiding the truth about their messed-up lives in writer/director Raymond de Felitta's dark family comedy. The family patriarch, Vince (Andy Garcia) is a prison guard who is secretly plotting a new career as an actor. Meanwhile, as Vince takes acting lessons on the down low, his daughter moonlights as a stripper and his younger namesake harbors a secret fetish that involves the family's 300-pound neighbor. Under normal circumstances Vincent's wife, Joyce (Julianna Margulies), would be the family rock, but lately she's been preoccupied with uncovering the identity of the hired help, a secret that only her husband knows. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast of City Island
- Andy Garcia - Vince Rizzo
- Emily Mortimer - Molly Charlesworth
- Steven Strait - Tony Nardella
- Dominik Garcia-Lorido - Vivian Rizzo
- Julianna Margulies - Joyce Rizzo
- Alan Arkin - Michael Malakov
- Ezra Miller - Vinnie Rizzo
- Director(s):
- Raymond de Felitta
- Writer(s):
- Raymond de Felitta
- Producer(s):
- Raymond de Felitta, Andy Garcia, Lauren Versel
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Sexual Situations, Mild Language, Smoking)
- Categories:
- Comedy
- 2009 - Tribeca Film Festival - Audience Award
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