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Mystic River

Mystic River

We bury our sins, we wash them clean.

20037.72h 18m

Overview

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

Directed by Clint Eastwood
Written by Dennis Lehane, Brian Helgeland
Produced by Robert Lorenz, Clint Eastwood, Judie Hoyt
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $156.8M

Top Cast

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Jimmy Markum

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Dave Boyle

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Sean Devine

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Whitey Powers

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Celeste Boyle

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Annabeth Markum

Kevin Chapman

Kevin Chapman

Val Savage

Tom Guiry

Tom Guiry

Brendan Harris

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum

Katie Markum

Spencer Treat Clark

Spencer Treat Clark

Silent Ray Harris

Themes & Keywords

child abusesexual abuseworkers' quarterbased on novel or bookloss of loved onesuppressed pastboston, massachusettsrepaymentarbitrary lawloyaltymassachusettswhodunitbitingguiltchildhood sexual abusemysteriousgrimvengeancepoker racesex abuseforceful

About Mystic River

Mystic River is a thriller, crime, drama, mystery film released in 2003 exploring themes of child abuse, sexual abuse, workers' quarter, based on novel or book, loss of loved one, suppressed past. Directed by Clint Eastwood, it stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon. The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

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