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Mystic River

  • 7.9 /10

  • 6531

  • 89%

Plot

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

Cast

Sean Penn as Jimmy Markum
Sean Penn

as Jimmy Markum

Tim Robbins as Dave Boyle
Tim Robbins

as Dave Boyle

Kevin Bacon as Sean Devine
Kevin Bacon

as Sean Devine

Laurence Fishburne as Whitey Powers
Laurence Fishburne

as Whitey Powers

Marcia Gay Harden as Celeste Boyle
Marcia Gay Harden

as Celeste Boyle

Laura Linney as Annabeth Markum
Laura Linney

as Annabeth Markum

Kevin Chapman as Val Savage
Kevin Chapman

as Val Savage

Tom Guiry as Brendan Harris
Tom Guiry

as Brendan Harris

Emmy Rossum as Katie Markum
Emmy Rossum

as Katie Markum

Spencer Treat Clark as Silent Ray Harris
Spencer Treat Clark

as Silent Ray Harris

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 7, 2003

Production Companies

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

  • Village Roadshow Pictures

  • NPV Entertainment

  • Malpaso Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $25,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $156,800,000.00

Runtime

  • 2.30 hrs

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Reviews

***Evils of the past and the problems with vigilante justice*** Released in 2003 and directed by Clint Eastwood, “Mystic River” tells the story of three men from a working class neighborhood in Boston. While playing in the street as kids, one of them is abducted and sexually abused for days. As adults they’ve drifted apart. Jimmy (Sean Penn) is a reformed con who runs a successful market when …

Mystic River continuously outflows its poignant crime investigation through a meticulously gritty screenplay. The past haunts us. Experiences and encounters, grossly susceptible and an impressionably young age, returning viciously with psychological detriments. A naive boy that just didn’t know any better. Abducted. An unresolved mystery that manifested itself into an intricately societal Massach…

Excellent! I'm not fully sold on the ending, though it isn't anything less than good either way, but the rest of 'Mystic River' is quality. The cast are superb, whether that be the main trio of Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon or the supporting Laurence Fishburne and Marcia Gay Harden. Bacon and Fishburne make for a terrific buddy cop duo, miles better than director Clint Eastwo…