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American mysterycrime drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood. It stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney.

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The screenplay by Brian Helgeland was based on the novel Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. The film was produced by Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Eastwood. It is the first film on which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score. The film opened to widespread critical acclaim. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor. Sean Penn won Best Actor and Tim Robbins won Best Supporting Actor, making Mystic River the first film to win both awards since Ben- Hur in 1.

Three boys, Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine, and Dave Boyle, play hockey in a Boston street in 1. Spotting wet concrete, they start writing their names into it when a car pulls up and two men, pretending to be police officers, get out, berate the boys for their actions, and tell Dave to get into the car. The men hold Dave captive and sexually abuse him for four days, until he escapes. Twenty- five years later, the boys are grown and, while they still live in Boston, have drifted apart. Jimmy is an ex- con running a neighborhood store, while Dave is a blue- collar worker, still haunted by his abduction. The two are still neighbors and related by marriage.

Jimmy's 1. 9- year- old daughter Katie is secretly dating Brendan Harris, a boy Jimmy despises. She and Brendan are planning to run away together to Las Vegas.

Katie goes out for the night with her girlfriends and Dave sees her at a local bar. That night, Katie is murdered, and Dave comes home with an injured hand and blood on his clothes, which his wife Celeste helps him clean up. Dave claims he fought off a mugger, "bashed his head into the concrete", and possibly killed him. Sean, now a detective with the Massachusetts State Police, investigates Katie's murder. His pregnant wife, Lauren, has recently left him. Over the course of the film, Sean and his partner, Sergeant Whitey Powers, track down leads while Jimmy conducts his own investigation using his neighborhood connections. Sean discovers that the gun used to kill Katie was also used in a liquor store robbery during the 1.

Just Ray" Harris, the father of Katie's boyfriend. Watch Heavy Metal Streaming. Harris has been missing since 1. Brendan claims he still sends his family $5.

Brendan also feigns ignorance about Ray's gun but Sean believes it was still in the house. Sergeant Powers suspects Dave as a possible perpetrator because he was one of the last people to see Katie alive. He also has a wounded hand and, although he continues to tell his wife he got it while being mugged, he tells the police a different story—soon Jimmy becomes suspicious of it. Dave continues to behave strangely, which upsets his wife to the point she is afraid he will hurt her. While Jimmy and his associates conduct their investigation, Dave's wife eventually tells Jimmy about Dave's behavior, the bloody clothing, and her suspicions.

Jimmy and his friends get Dave drunk at a local bar. When Dave leaves the bar, the men follow him out. Jimmy tells Dave that he shot "Just Ray" Harris at that same location for ratting him out and sending him to jail. Jimmy informs Dave that his wife thinks he murdered Katie and tells Dave he will let him live if he confesses.

Dave repeatedly tells Jimmy that he did kill someone but it was not Katie: he beat a child molester to death after finding him having sex with a child prostitute in a car. Jimmy does not believe Dave's claim and threatens him with a knife. When Dave finally admits to killing Katie thinking he can escape with his life, Jimmy kills him and disposes of his body in the adjacent Mystic River. While Dave is being killed, Brendan (having found out about his father's gun during questioning) confronts his younger brother Ray Jr.

John about Katie's murder. He beats the two boys and threatens to kill them if they do not admit their guilt, but when John takes the gun and is about to shoot him, Sean and Powers arrive just in time to stop it. The next morning, Sean tells Jimmy the police have Katie's murderers—who have confessed. She was killed by Brendan's brother, "Silent Ray" Harris, and his friend John O'Shea in a violent prank gone wrong: The kids got hold of Just Ray's gun and saw a car coming which happened to be Katie's. John aimed the gun just to scare her but the gun went off by accident. The car veered onto the curb and Katie got out and ran into the park.

Silent Ray and John pursued her so she wouldn't tell anyone. The beating Katie received was from Silent Ray, who had a hockey stick. Once she was beaten, John shot her again, killing her. Sean asks Jimmy if he has seen Dave, because he is wanted for questioning in another case, the murder of a known child molester. A distraught Jimmy thanks Sean for finding his daughter's killers, but says, "if only you had been a little faster." Sean asks Jimmy if he's going to "send Celeste Boyle $5. Sean reunites with his wife and his daughter Nora, after apologizing for "pushing her away".

Jimmy goes to his wife, Annabeth and confesses. She comforts him and tells him he is a king and kings always make the right decision. Watch Twins Online Fandango. At a town parade, Sean sees Jimmy, and mimics shooting him, to let Jimmy know he is watching. Production[edit]Principal photography took place on location in Boston.[3] Eastwood claimed that the three lead actors were his first choices for the roles.[3]Release[edit]Reception[edit]Mystic River was well received by critics, with the performances and direction receiving widespread acclaim. The film has an 8. Rotten Tomatoes.[4] At the website Metacritic, which utilizes a normalized rating system, the film earned a rating of 8.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote "Clint Eastwood pours everything he knows about directing into Mystic River. His film sneaks up, messes with your head, and then floors you. You can't shake it.

It's that haunting, that hypnotic."[6]The Sun wrote that the film was "a haunting masterpiece and probably [Eastwood's] best film to date".[7]Box office[edit]The film earned $1. United States and $6. Accolades[edit]Awards. Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn)[7]Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Tim Robbins)[7]Art Directors Guild: Feature Film – Contemporary Film (Henry Bumstead [production designer] and Jack G. Taylor Jr. [art director])Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Foreign Language Film. Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Picture, Best Ensemble Cast.

BFCA Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins)Cannes Film Festival: Golden Coach (Clint Eastwood)Casting Society of America: Best Casting for Feature Film – Drama. Central Ohio Film Critics: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins), Best Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden)Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins)César Awards (France): Best Foreign Language Film. Dallas- Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Sean Penn)Florida Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins)Fotogramas de Plata (Spain): Best Foreign Language Film.

Golden Globe Awards: Kansas City Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Sean Penn)Kinema Junpo Awards (Japan): Best Foreign Language Film.