Mystic River (2003)

Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Genre

drama film, neo-noir, crime thriller film, mystery film, psychological thriller film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

R

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 7,531 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man investigates the murder of his daughter with his childhood friends, a police detective and a man scarred by a past trauma. The investigation forces them to confront their shared history and hidden secrets.

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What happens

Mystic River is a 2003 American neo-noir mystery crime drama film. It was directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, and stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. The screenplay, written by Brian Helgeland, was based on the 2001 novel by Dennis Lehane. It is the first film in which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score. The film was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, Malpaso Productions and NPV Entertainment, premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2003, and was released on October 15, 2003 by Warner Bros. Pictures, and was a critical and commercial success. Mystic River was nominated for six awards at the 76th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning Best Actor for Penn, and Best Supporting Actor for Robbins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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