文森特（羅伯特·德尼羅飾）是紐約警察局的一名高級警探，他頭腦冷靜、思維縝密，破獲過很多起重大案件，再加上為人正直、秉公執法，為他贏得了卓著的聲名和威望，上司器重他，同事和搭檔也很尊敬他。 可是有一天，文森特（羅伯特·德尼羅飾）是紐約警察局的一名高級警探，他頭腦冷靜、思維縝密，破獲過很多起重大案件，再加上為人正直、秉公執法，為他贏得了卓著的聲名和威望，上司器重他，同事和搭檔也很尊敬他。 可是有一天，文森特在調查一起重大的凶殺案時發現，自己離家出走多年的兒子喬伊（詹姆斯·弗蘭科飾）竟是最大的嫌疑犯，想當年，文森特和妻子離婚時，兒子無法接受父母離婚這個事實，毅然離家出走，不想現在重逢時竟是這樣一種境地。 由於喬伊是首要嫌疑犯，文森特為了調查案子，回到了故鄉長灘，找到自己以前的熟人和前妻打聽兒子的情況，他這才發覺，兒子走向墮落，最初正是由於父母的離異，由於解不開的心結和長久得不到父親的關懷，兒子的人生軌道發生了傾斜，才最後選擇了自暴自棄。兒子的沉淪讓文森特倍加愧疚和心疼，他不得不再次看到自己的至親走上法庭面對裁決，作為一個父親，他想竭力維護自己唯一的兒子，而作為一名警探，他又必須忠於自己的職責，在這樣進退兩難的境地中，文森特要如何選擇New York City homicide detective Vincent LaMarca has forged a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, making a name for himself as a man intensely committed to his work. But on his latest case, the stakes are higher for Vincent--the suspect he's investigating is his own son. He and Joey have been painfully estranged ever since Vincent divorced his wife and left the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island for the anonymity of Manhattan and a successful career with the NYPD. He lives his life in solitude, keeping his girlfriend at arm's length; the closest relationship he maintains is with his partner, Reg--and Vincent makes sure that stops at the precinct door. As long as Vincent lives in the protection of the present, he doesn't have to deal with the pain of his past--or his sorrow over his broken relationship with Joey. But this murder investigation is drawing Vincent home to Long Beach, the self-proclaimed City by the Sea, where the past has been waiting for him to return. The agonizing memory that has tortured him all his life--the death of his father, a convicted murderer who was executed when Vincent was just a boy--still plagues him. In the course of the investigation, he discovers that his own unresolved pain and failures as a father have deeply influenced Joey's life, and now his 18-month-old grandson may be fated to follow their self-destructive paths.詳情
