Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for City by the Sea

City by the Sea

Seen it?

2002 | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (48% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Insomnia or Fargo, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence and drug use.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    48% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $22 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 43K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

  • 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