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 brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
City Island has generally received positive reviews.
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City Island was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 551 reviews, giving City Island (2009) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 71%.
With a score of 74%, City Island is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like The Hedgehog and Waking Sleeping Beauty.
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