Mystic River (2003)
- Starring:
- Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, (more)
- Director(s):
- Clint Eastwood
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense
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Directed by Clint Eastwood, the mysterious drama Mystic River is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane and adapted by screenwriter Brian Helgeland. Set in an Irish neighborhood in Boston, Jimmy, Sean, and Dave are three childhood friends who are reunited after a brutal murder takes place. Reformed convict Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn) and his devoted wife Annabeth (Laura Linney) find out that their teenage daughter Katie (Emmy Rossum) has been beaten and killed. Jimmy's old friend Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon) is the homicide detective assigned to the case, along with partner Whitey Powers (Laurence Fishburne). Jimmy also gets his relatives, the Savage brothers (Adam Nelson and Robert Wahlberg), to conduct an investigation of their own. Jimmy and Sean both start to suspect their old pal, Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins), who lives a quiet life with his wife Celeste (Marcia Gay Harden) but harbors some disturbing secrets. Clint Eastwood won a Golden Coach for Mystic River at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 138 mins
Complete Cast:
- Sean Penn - Jimmy Markum
- Tim Robbins - Dave Boyle
- Marcia Gay Harden - Celeste Boyle
- Kevin Chapman - Val Savage
- Emmy Rossum - Katie Markum
- Andrew Mackin - John O'Shea
- Robert Wahlberg - Kevin Savage
- Cayden Boyd - Michael Boyle
- Connor Paolo - Young Sean Devine
- Cameron Bowen - Young Dave Boyle
- Joe Stapleton - Drew Pigeon
- Ed O'Keefe - Communion Priest
- Thomas Derrah - Headstone Salesman
- Bates Wilder - Loudmouth Cop
- Jason Kelly - Young Jimmy Markum
- Celeste Oliva - Trooper Jenny Coughlin
- Miles Herter - Sean's father
- Patrick Shea - Handcuffed Man
- Michael McGovern - '75 Reporter
- Shawn Fitzgibbon - Funeral Director
- Tori Davis - Lauren Devine
- Michael Peavey - Helicopter Pilot
- Zabeth Russell - Diane Cestra
- Ken Cheeseman - Dave's Friend in Bar
- Bill Thorpe - Neighbor at Barricade
- John Doman - Driver
- Kevin Bacon - Sean Devine
- Laurence Fishburne - Whitey Powers
- Laura Linney - Annabeth Markum
- Tom Guiry - Brendan Harris
- Spencer Treat Clark - Silent Ray Harris
- Adam Nelson - Nick Savage
- Jenny O'Hara - Esther Harris
- Will Lyman - FBI Agent Birden
- Tom Kemp - CSS Tech
- Duncan Putney - Solicitor in Car
- Eli Wallach - Liquor Store Owner [uncredited]
- Bruce Page - Jimmy's Father
- Charley Broderick - Medical Examiner
- Jim Smith - Reporter
- Ari Graynor - Eve Pigeon
- Dave Zee Garlson - '75 Police Officer
- Bill Richards - Helicopter Pilot
- Scott Winters - Detective
- Jose Ramon Rosario - Lieutenant Friel
- Jonathan Togo - Pete
- Lonnie Farmer - Lab Technician
- Susan Willis - Mrs. Prior
- Celine Du Tertre - Nadine Markum
- Douglas Bowen Flynn - Cop at Barricade
- Matty Blake - Cop in Park
- Director(s):
- Clint Eastwood
- Writer(s):
- Brian Helgeland
- Producer(s):
- Clint Eastwood, Judie G. Hoyt, Robert Lorenz
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Violence, Not For Children, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
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- 2003 - Mystic River - American Film Institute - Best Picture
- 2003 - Mystic River - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor
- 2003 - Mystic River - French Academy of Cinema - Best Foreign Film
- 2003 - Mystic River - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- 2003 - Mystic River - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 2003 - Mystic River - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor - Runner-up
- 2003 - Mystic River - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Director
- 2003 - Mystic River - National Board of Review - Best Actor
- 2003 - Mystic River - National Board of Review - Best Picture
- 2003 - Mystic River - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor - Runner-up
- 2003 - Mystic River - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture (Runner-up)
- 2003 - Mystic River - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
- 2003 - Mystic River - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture (Runner-up)
- 2003 - Mystic River - Screen Actors Guild - Best Supporting Actor
