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Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

Dennis Lehane (novel)
Brian Helgeland (screenplay)

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Release Date:

15 October 2003 (USA) 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

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Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 64 nominations more

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(210 articles)

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A Tragic Story of the Loss of the Youth in a Contemporary Classic more (851 total)


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Also Known As:

Río místico (Argentina) (Mexico) (Panama) [es]
Mystic River (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Таинственная река (Russia) [ru]
Gizemli nehir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Menneisyyden ote (Finland) [fi]
Misticna reka (Serbia) [sr]
Misticna rijeka (Croatia) [hr]
Mystic River (Japan) [ja]
Mystic River (Italy) [it]
Mystic River (Spain) [es]
Mystic River (Denmark) [da]
Mystic River (Germany) [de]
Rzeka tajemnic (Poland) [pl]
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 | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The studio executives at Warner Brothers wanted Clint Eastwood to shoot the film in Toronto, Canada to save money. Eastwood refused and pushed to have the film completely shot in Boston where the film is set. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Jimmy's Cross tattoo on his back changes size from small to large. more

Quotes:

Jimmy Markum: This part... you do alone. more

Movie Connections:

Features Vampires (1998) more

Soundtrack:

Black Emerald Blues more


FAQ

Does Sean end up arresting Jimmy?
What actually happened to Katie?
Why didn't Dave just show Jimmy the pedophile's body?
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42 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
A Tragic Story of the Loss of the Youth in a Contemporary Classic, 26 June 2004
9/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Twenty years ago, the boys Jimmy Markun, Sean Devine and Dave Boyle are neighbors and pals, playing hockey on the street. One day, Dave is kidnapped by two men, being sexually abused, but escapes from them four days later. In the present days, each one of them followed one way in their lives: Jimmy (Sean Penn) is married with Annabeth Markum (Laura Linney), has three daughters and has a small business. Sean (Kevin Bacon) is a detective, and his pregnant wife left him six months ago. His colleague is the detective Whitey Powers (Laurence Fishburne). And Dave (Tim Robbins) is a traumatized man, married with Celeste Boyle (Marcia Gay Harden) and having a young son. When the nineteen years old daughter of Jimmy, Katie Markum (Emmy Rossum), is found dead in the neighborhood, the three friends in childhood meet each other again, in the investigation of the murder. A tragic event happens in the conclusion of this investigation. This movie is excellent. Yesterday, I saw it on DVD and I was impressed with the direction of Clint Eastwood and the performance of the cast. It is almost impossible to highlight one actor or actress, but I was stunned with the performance of Sean Penn. It is a film based on the acting, and not on special effects, shootings or race of cars. I was very impressed, since the tragic story of the loss of the youth is very real, full of human flaws, disturbances, prejudice and judgements. The destiny of this movie in the future may be to be considered a contemporary classic. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): `Sobre Meninos e Lobos' (`About Boys and Wolves')

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