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Mystic River (2003) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 8.40/10
IMDB: ☆ 7.9/10
Metascore: ☆ 8.4/10
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Mystic River Plot Synopsis:
In the summer of 1975 in a neighborhood in Boston, three kids, Dave Boyle and two of his friends, Jimmy Markum and Sean Devine, are playing on the sidewalk when Dave gets abducted by two men and endures several days of s**ual abuse. Eventually, Dave escapes traumatized throughout adulthood. Jimmy is an ex-con and a father of three, whose daughter Katie, is found dead, and Dave becomes the number one suspect. Sean is a homicide detective, investigating Katie's murder, ends up finding himself faced with past and present demons as more is uncovered about Katie's murder. Learning Katie had a boyfriend, ballistics later turn up a gun belonging to the father, which then puts her boyfriend as the suspect. Will Sean find out who killed Katie? Will Jimmy make it through the investigation? And will Dave ever find out what really happened when he was abducted?
Synopsis / Plot Summary: With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one has a family tragedy.
Tagline: We bury our sins, we wash them clean.
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Mystic River Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2003 (more 2003 movies)
Box Office: $90,135,191
Awards: 57
Nominations: 144
Language: English
Country: United States, Australia
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Mystic River Release Dates In Theaters: Oct 15, 2003
Writers: Brian Helgeland, Dennis Lehane
Producers: Bruce Berman, Clint Eastwood, Judie Hoyt, Robert Lorenz
Editors: Joel Cox
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Mystic River (2003) Cast (Click to Expand)
Mystic River Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Penn | ... | Jimmy Markum |
| Tim Robbins | ... | Dave Boyle |
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Sean Devine |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | Whitey Powers |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Celeste Boyle |
| Laura Linney | ... | Annabeth Markum |
| Kevin Chapman | ... | Val Savage |
| Tom Guiry | ... | Brendan Harris (as Thomas Guiry) |
| Emmy Rossum | ... | Katie Markum |
| Spencer Treat Clark | ... | Silent Ray Harris |
| Andrew Mackin | ... | John O''Shea |
| Adam Nelson | ... | Nick Savage |
| Robert Wahlberg | ... | Kevin Savage |
| Jenny O`Hara | ... | Esther Harris |
| Jenny O''Hara | ... | Esther Harris |
| John Doman | ... | Driver |
| Cameron Bowen | ... | Young Dave |
| Jason Kelly | ... | Young Jimmy |
| Connor Paolo | ... | Young Sean |
| T. Bruce Page | ... | Jimmy''s Father (as Bruce Page) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Sean Penn (b. August 17, 1960) – Jimmy Markum
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Tim Robbins (b. October 16, 1958) – Dave Boyle
Sign: Libra, Height: 6' 5" (1.96 m) - Kevin Bacon (b. July 8, 1958) – Sean Devine
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: The Bacon Brothers | Kevin Bacon III | the Bacon Brothers - Laurence Fishburne (b. July 30, 1961) – Whitey Powers
Sign: Leo, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Larry Fishbourne | Larry Fishburme | Laurence Fishburne III | Larry Fishburne | Lawrence Fishburne - Marcia Gay Harden (b. August 14, 1959) – Celeste Boyle
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m)
Also known as: Gay Hagen | Marcia Harden - Laura Linney (b. February 5, 1964) – Annabeth Markum
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Laura ****ing Linney - Kevin Chapman – Val Savage
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Kevin H. Chapman | Gerry Pucci - Tom Guiry (b. October 12, 1981) – Brendan Harris (as Thomas Guiry)
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Thomas Guiry | Himself - Emmy Rossum (b. September 12, 1986) – Katie Markum
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Spencer Treat Clark (b. September 24, 1987) – Silent Ray Harris
Sign: Libra, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Spencer Clark - Andrew Mackin – John O''Shea
- Adam Nelson – Nick Savage
- Robert Wahlberg (b. December 18, 1967) – Kevin Savage
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Bob Wahlberg - Jenny O`Hara – Esther Harris
- Jenny O''Hara (b. February 24, 1942) – Esther Harris
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
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