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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writers (WGA):
Dennis Lehane (novel)
Brian Helgeland (screenplay)
Release Date:
15 October 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
We bury our sins, we wash them clean. more
Plot:
With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 64 nominations more
User Comments:
Chilling, effective and real more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Río místico (Argentina) (Mexico) (Panama) [es]
Mystic River (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Menneisyyden ote (Finland) [fi]
Misticna reka (Serbia) [sr]
Mystic River (Germany) [de]
Mystic River (Japan) [ja]
Mystic River (Spain) [es]
Skoteino potami (Greece) [el]
Sobre Meninos E Lobos (Brazil) [pt]
Tajemná reka (Czech Republic) [cs]
Tajomná rieka (Slovakia) [sk]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
Runtime:
137 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Trivia:
The film was shot in 39 days. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jimmy pulls out his knife his glove disappears then reappears in the remaining shots. more
Quotes:
[thinking about Katie after her death]
Jimmy Markum: I know in my soul I contributed to your death.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in James Lipton Takes on Three (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Mystic River more

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What actually happened to Katie?
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49 out of 74 people found the following comment useful:-
Chilling, effective and real, 24 April 2005
9/10
Author: jofitz27 from Liverpool, England

After a while, one has come to expect mediocrity from Clint Eastwood. "Blood Work" "Space Cowboys" and "Sudden Impact" all shining examples of this. But what he has here is true; sophisticated, intricate and rewarding. Viewing is definitely recommended.

Three boys, Dave (Tim Robbins) Jimmy (Sean Penn) and Sean (Kevin Bacon) are reunited after the murder of Jimmy's nineteen year-old daughter. Immediately, a whodunit case arrives. Sounds average, dunnit?...

No. It's much more than average. What might appear as a normal murder mystery is more. The acting, particularly from Robbins and Penn, is immaculate. Robbins is still recovering from child sexual abuse along time ago. Penn, so realistically and amazingly, mourns over the loss of his daughter. Laurence Fishburne (playing cop Whitey) is as smart talking as ever, whilst Kevin Bacon gives a solid performance as the homicide cop investigating the case.

Though the film becomes a bit uneven towards the end, this tough, brutal and uncompromising; but still, a masterpiece, and the best work Eastwood as done in years.

Final Analysis: 9 out of 10

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