Mystic River (2003) - IMDb

Mystic River: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne. The lives of three men who were childhood friends ... 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filmarenotanimated.Theyarebothcoloredgreyandstayinthe middleofthescreen.ConnectionsFeaturedinLateNightwithConanO'Brien:KevinBacon/VivicaA.Fox/TheDelMcCouryBand(2003)SoundtracksMysticRiverComposedbyClintEastwoodUserreviews1.1KReviewTopreviewMysticRiverisawellactedandwelldirectedAmericanclassic.WhenIfinallygottowatchMysticRiver,Iwasmesmerizedbytheactingoftheensemblecast.Iwatchedthismovietwice,aloneandagainwithmyhusband.Thecontentofthemovieisrelevantinanytimeframe.UponwatchingitthesecondtimeInoticed"small"thingsthattiedthemovieanditscharacterstogether.Forgiveness,noIwouldnotclassifyanyofthecharactersasforgiving.ItisveryclearthatDaveprobablyneverreceivecounselingfortheunspeakablecrimedonetohimasaboy,Jimmyneverreallyletgoofhis"onedgenerve"andSeanremainstheresponsiblefriendbutnotafraidtofacelife'smesses.Towatchahumandramaunfoldwithsuchsadconsequencesandheavyretributionononehandandlittletonoretributionontheotherhandisadepictionthatlifeisnotalwaysfairandsomeofusreceivethebountyoflife,whileothersgetthesmallerpieceofpie.Thismoviewaswellactedandwelldirected.IwillneverforgetSeanPenn'sportrayalofJimmyinthisstarensemblecast.helpful•5130egipsonAug24,2004FAQ9Whatis'MysticRiver'about?Is'MysticRiver'basedonabook?Whatisthesignificanceofthetitle"MysticRiver"?DetailsEditReleasedateOctober15,2003(UnitedStates)CountriesoforiginUnitedStatesAustraliaOfficialsiteOfficialFacebookLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasDòngSôngKìBíFilminglocationsDoyle'sPub-3484WashingtonStreet,JamaicaPlain,Boston,Massachusetts,USAProductioncompaniesWarnerBros.VillageRoadshowPicturesNPVEntertainmentSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$25,000,000(estimated)GrossUS&Canada$90,135,191OpeningweekendUS&Canada$640,815Oct12,2003Grossworldwide$156,595,191SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime2hours18minutesColorColorSoundmixDTSDolbyDigitalSDDSAspectratio2.39:1RelatednewsCaseyAffleck,LaurenceFishburne,EmilyBeechamonboardsci-fithriller’Slingshot’forMikaelHåfströmNov23ScreenDaily‘LicoricePizza’MightBeTastyEnoughforOscarVoters,butNeedsaDashMoreBradleyCooperNov12VarietyFilm+TVContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentIMDbAnswers:HelpfillgapsinourdataLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreListTheBestMoviesandShowstoWatchinDecemberSeethefulllist2:51WhattoWatchinDecemberWatchthevideoRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.