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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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Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 64 nominations more
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Simply stunning more (852 total)
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Rated R for language and violence.
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137 min
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More than 2,000 people who wanted to be extras in the movie showed up at the Boston Teachers Union on 14 September 2002 for the open casting call. Carolyn Pickman of Collinge-Pickman Casting told The Boston Globe a week later that about two-thirds of those trying out would be called to fill a church and a local bar, play spectators at a parade, or walk through other scenes. All types of people from the greater Boston area (and as far away as New Hampshire) attended the call, where they waited in long lines to eventually hand in their applications and get their pictures taken. more
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Boom mic visible: When Jimmy notices his daughter's car for the first time, a boom mic is revealed through the trees. more
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Whitey Powers: The girl just wants to bed you; she don't wanna wed you. You don't even blink? She wants to worship at the temple of Sean Devine. more
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43 out of 67 people found the following review useful.
Simply stunning, 27 May 2005
9/10
Author: teyhow from United States

This movie is a kick in the gut. Rarely is such a brilliant cast assembled, and even when it happens, rarely do they act like this. Tom Guiry (very impressive), Tim Robbins and Sean Penn show emotion that directors don't often stick in. And it comes off flawlessly. During a scene with Marcia Gay-Harden and Tim Robbins crying in their kitchen, there is an energy coming off of the screen that strikes you right in the chest. Which is really the way the whole movie works. It grabs you and shakes you, and makes you watch even when it can be painful to do so. The only reason that this film didn't win best picture is Return of the King. Any other year, and Mystic River has it. Eastwood's finest moment. Check it out--you won't be disappointed.

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