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      City Island

      PG-13 Released Mar 19, 2010 1 hr. 43 min. Comedy List
      83% 105 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score Prison guard Vince Rizzo (Andy Garcia) wants to quit his job to become an actor, but he also needs to make up for lost time with Tony (Steven Strait), a long lost son who's an inmate where Vince works. When Tony is freed, Vince suggests the ex-convict move in with his wife, Joyce (Julianna Margulies), and their children. But because Vince neglects to tell his family that Tony is not just a stranger, but the son he fathered before he met Joyce, this leads to a series of comic misunderstandings. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 04 Buy Now

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      Raymond De Felitta combines warmth, humanity, and a natural sense of humor, and is abetted by Andy Garcia and an excellent ensemble cast.

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      Larry T Loved this little gem. It's fun and has its share of surprises. Wonderful ensemble. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review Camilo C it got me through ddd Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/06/23 Full Review Jennifer J Funny and charming movie! I wish I had seen it sooner. This movie definitely should have gained more publicity! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Secrets, we all have them. At the end it all comes out. This movie got me homesick as I grew up a 15 minute ride on my bicycle up Shore Road in Westchester County from City Island. I used to hang out there all the time in high school and college. It is a fishing village in the middle of the Bronx, it is awesome place. Who has Italian blood in this movie? The mother is Jewish, Garcia and the daughter Cuban; who? Anyway it is mostly Italian-American, Irish American or German American City Island or some wacky mix like me. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny, comic relief, fast paced Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/04/19 Full Review Audience Member the British chick was insufferable Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Peter Bradshaw Guardian This feature might work better as a television series, but Garcia himself gives the picture some much-needed ballast. Rated: 2/5 Jul 22, 2010 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) I won't make great claims for Raymond De Felitta's film - it hardly makes them for itself - but I will say this for it: as an ensemble acting workout, it exceeds expectations from the top down. Rated: 3/5 Jul 22, 2010 Full Review Angie Errigo Empire Magazine An at-times marvellous muddle of high farce and low-brow chuckles. Rated: 3/5 Jul 22, 2010 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) In City Island a dysfunctional family learns to function in a fun act of collective contrition. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 20, 2022 Full Review Andrea Hubert NME (New Musical Express) A surprising, thoughtful and funny gem. Rated: 4/5 May 19, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The script is an engaging blend of sarcastic wit, cynical insights, and the darkly comical truth about lies. Rated: 8/10 Nov 29, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Prison guard Vince Rizzo (Andy Garcia) wants to quit his job to become an actor, but he also needs to make up for lost time with Tony (Steven Strait), a long lost son who's an inmate where Vince works. When Tony is freed, Vince suggests the ex-convict move in with his wife, Joyce (Julianna Margulies), and their children. But because Vince neglects to tell his family that Tony is not just a stranger, but the son he fathered before he met Joyce, this leads to a series of comic misunderstandings.
      Director
      Raymond De Felitta
      Executive Producer
      Maria Teresa Arida, Milutin G. Gatsby
      Screenwriter
      Raymond De Felitta
      Distributor
      Anchor Bay
      Production Co
      Lucky Monkey Pictures
      Rating
      PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Smoking)
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 19, 2010, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $6.7M
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