When you're searching for a killer... the last suspect you want to see is your son.
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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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Robert De NiroVincent LaMarca
- Frances McDormandMichelle
- James FrancoJoey
- Eliza DushkuGina
- William ForsytheSpyder
- Patti LuPoneMaggie
- Anson MountDave Simon
- John DomanHenderson
- Brian TarantinaSnake
- Drena De NiroVanessa Hansen
Crew
- Michael Caton-JonesDirector
- Ken HixonWriter
- Karl Walter LindenlaubDirector of Photography
- John MurphyOriginal Music Composer
- Jim ClarkEditor
- Brad GreyProducer
- Michael Caton-JonesProducer
- Matthew BaerProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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Above Suspicion 201984% alikeBoth classical in form, grave, earnest.
Sand Castle 201784% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Righteous Kill 200884% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
Clean 202284% alikeBoth classical in form, grave, contemporary.
Dream House 201184% alikeBoth grave, earnest, contemporary.
Mr. Brooks 200784% alikeBoth contemporary, earnest, grave.
The Bay 201991% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form, contemporary.
Smother 202190% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, contemporary.
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