Mystic River

When they were kids growing up together in a rough section of Boston, Jimmy Markum (SEAN PENN), Dave Boyle (TIM ROBBINS) and Sean Devine (KEVIN BACON) spent their days playing stickball on the street, the way most boys did in their blue-collar neighborhood of East Buckingham. Nothing much ever happened in their neighborhood. That is, until Dave was forced to take the ride that would change all of their lives forever.

Twenty-five years later, the three find themselves thrust back together by another life altering event – the murder of Jimmy’s 19-year-old daughter. Now a cop, Sean is assigned to the case and he and his partner (LAURENCE FISHBURNE) are charged with unraveling the seemingly senseless crime. They must also stay one step ahead of Jimmy, a man driven by an all consuming rage to find his daughter’s killer.

Connected to the crime by a series of circumstances, Dave is forced to confront the demons of his own past. Demons that threaten to destroy his marriage and any hope he may have for a future. As the investigation tightens around these three friends, an ominous story unfolds that revolves around friendship, family and innocence lost too soon. (filmaffinity.com)

Country   U.S.A.

Year   2003

Duration   137 min.

Director   Clint Eastwood

Screenwriter   Brian Helgeland (Novel: Dennis Lehane)

Composer   Clint Eastwood

Cast   Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Eli Wallach, Tom Guiry, Spencer Treat Clark, Emmy Rossum, Kevin Chapman, Adam Nelson, Cameron Bowen, Connor Paolo, John Doman

Genre   Drama. Mystery

Rating (filmaffinity.com)   8,0

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