Mystic River

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R,2hrs 17min

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Drama

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October 8, 2003

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Synopsis: 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) ... Full Synopsis

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	Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES To see strong acting like this is exhilarating. In a time of flashy directors who slice and dice their films in a dizzy editing rhythm, it is important to remember that films can look and listen and attentively sympathize with their characters. Directors grow great by subtracting, not adding, and Eastwood does nothing for show, everything for effect. Read Review Metascore ^® from metacritic.com 84 Universal Acclaim out of 100 Based on 10 critic reviews

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	Sean Penn Jimmy Markum, Jimmy Marcus Kevin Bacon Sean Devine Tim Robbins Dave Boyle Laurence Fishburne Whitey Powers

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