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City Island

2009 · 104 min · Director: Raymond De Felitta ★ IMDb 7.3 · 33,612 ratings

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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.

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City Island (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Love
  1. Humor30%
  2. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %25 %20 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor36 %28 %24 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor38 %32 %21 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor41 %27 %20 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Empathy48 %21 %30 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor50 %33 %39 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor49 %43 %31 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor44 %39 %18 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor40 %33 %18 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Empathy43 %34 %25 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor45 %38 %29 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Humor46 %34 %35 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension50 %29 %36 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Relief51 %24 %26 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Empathy49 %18 %24 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Empathy56 %19 %41 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension73 %24 %64 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension79 %29 %57 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Relief65 %28 %25 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Sadness45 %15 %5 %32 %

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Cast

Andy Garcia

Vince Rizzo

Emily Mortimer

Molly Charlesworth

Ezra Miller

Vince Jr.

DG
Dominik Garcia

Vivian Rizzo

CB
Carrie Baker Reynolds

Denise

HG
Hope Glendon-Ross

Cheryl

Alan Arkin

Michael Malakov

LM
Louis Mustillo

Bruno

JY
Jee Young Han

Casting Assistant

SS
Sarah Saltzberg

Casting Director

CC
Curtiss Cook

Matt Cruniff

SA
Sharon Angela

Tanya

ME
Marianne Ebert

Ezmalia

PR
Paul Romero

Security Man

PD
Paul Diomede

Working Class Guy

VC
Vernon Campbell

Bouncer

BM
Ben Mathes

Male Actor

JL
Jennifer Larkin

Female Actor

Details

Directed by
Raymond De Felitta
Written by
Raymond De Felitta
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 33,612 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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