City Island

20092009
PG-13PG-13
1h 44m

Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Dominik Garcia, Emily Mortimer, Steven Strait, and Ezra Miller in City Island (2009)

When prison guard and aspiring actor, Vince Rizzo (Andy Garcia) is asked to reveal his biggest secret during his drama class, he inadvertently sets off a chain of events that turns his mundane suburban life into total chaos. Vince takes great pains covering up his half-truths from his family, but soon it becomes clear that everyoneÂ—his hot-tempered wife (Julianna Margulies), college student daughter (Dominik Garcia-Lorido), long-lost ex-con son (Steven Strait), charismatic acting partner (Emily Mortimer) and even his drama coach (Alan Arkin) - all have secrets of their own. EveryoneÂ’s furtive deceptions collide with hilarious results. Set on City Island, a quaint fishing community on the outskirts of the Bronx, this smart and charming comedy explores the absurd secrets and vices people choose to keep from their loved onesÂ…and the realization that the truth is easier to cope with than well-intentioned white lies.

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Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Dominik Garcia in City Island (2009)

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Julianna Margulies, Dominik Garcia, Steven Strait, Ezra Miller, and Carrie Baker Reynolds in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia and Emily Mortimer in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia and Emily Mortimer in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia and Emily Mortimer in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia and Emily Mortimer in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia and Steven Strait in City Island (2009)

Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Dominik Garcia, Steven Strait, and Ezra Miller in City Island (2009)

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The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private. —IMDb Editors

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Taglines
- Truth is stranger than family
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for sexual content, smoking and language
Parents guide

Trivia
Dominik Garcia (Vivian Rizzo) is the real life daughter of Andy Garcia (Vincent Rizzo).

Goofs
The word "Associate" Producers is misspelled in the credits.

Quotes
Vince Rizzo: Did you sleep outside last night?
Vince Jr.: No, no, no. I did heroin with a bunch of prostitutes at the Plaza Hotel. I'm thinking of becoming a pimp.
Vince Rizzo: Good. I'll see you later.

Connections
Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #17.102 (2010)

Top review

10/10

Great movie

I stumbled upon this movie accidentally and haven't even heard of this movie until the night of watching it. All I can say is WOW!!! This is such a great movie. Andy Garcia performance is amazing.

This movie is not a Hollywood mainstream. In a way, its similar to Little Miss Sunshine: dysfunctional family, every character is a weirdo, Even grandpa from Little Miss sunshine is in this movie, but its different. Similarly to Little Miss Sunshine, its a low budget independent film. If you didn't like Little Miss Sunshine, and you don't like that genre in general, you probably won't like this movie.

Personally, I loved this movie and in my list, it is in the top 10 of this movies I've seen this year.

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Release date
- April 30, 2010 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official site
- Official site (France)
Language
- English
Also known as
- Make Someone Happy
Filming locations
- City Island, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $6,671,036
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,001
- Mar 21, 2010
Gross worldwide
- $7,878,856

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Runtime
1 hour 44 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Dominik Garcia, Emily Mortimer, Steven Strait, and Ezra Miller in City Island (2009)

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