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Mystic River

We bury our sins, we wash them clean.

7.7(7,773)20032h 18mRated R19

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

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Status
Released
Budget
$25M
Box office
$90,135,191
Language
English
  • child abuse
  • sexual abuse
  • workers' quarter
  • based on novel or book
  • loss of loved one
  • suppressed past
  • boston, massachusetts
  • repayment
  • arbitrary law
  • loyalty
  • massachusetts
  • psychological thriller

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United States of America

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Awards & recognition

Oscar wins
2
Total wins
57
Total nominations
144
  • Won 2 Oscars
  • 57 wins
  • 144 nominations total

Awards data for Mystic River provided by OMDb.

Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Digital / OTTA30 Oct 2019
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival3 Oct 2003
    • Theatrical (limited)R8 Oct 2003
    • PremiereAustin Film Festival9 Oct 2003
    • TheatricalR15 Oct 2003
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1517 Oct 2003
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • TV16+ 19 Dec 2012
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+29 Oct 2003
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)Toronto8 Oct 2003
    • Theatrical14A15 Oct 2003
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1627 Nov 2003
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical28 Nov 2003
  • BahrainBH

    • Theatrical18 Feb 2004
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1815 Oct 2003
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical165 Dec 2003
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical1428 Nov 2003

Frequently asked questions

Mystic River was released on 8 October 2003.

Audience reviews

4IMDb 7.9/10
  • W

    Wuchak

    12/17/2018

    9/10

    ***Evils of the past and the problems with vigilante justice*** Released in 2003 and directed by Clint Eastwood, “Mystic River” tells the story of three men from a working class neighborhood in Boston. While playing in the street as kids, one of them is abducted and sexually abused for days. As adults they’ve drifted apart. Jimmy (Sean Penn) is a reformed con who runs a successful market when his daughter is sudde…

  • T

    The Movie Diorama

    1/16/2020

    8/10

    Mystic River continuously outflows its poignant crime investigation through a meticulously gritty screenplay. The past haunts us. Experiences and encounters, grossly susceptible and an impressionably young age, returning viciously with psychological detriments. A naive boy that just didn’t know any better. Abducted. An unresolved mystery that manifested itself into an intricately societal Massachusetts neighbourhood,…

  • R

    r96sk

    2/8/2022

    9/10

    Excellent! I'm not fully sold on the ending, though it isn't anything less than good either way, but the rest of <em>'Mystic River'</em> is quality. The cast are superb, whether that be the main trio of Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon or the supporting Laurence Fishburne and Marcia Gay Harden. Bacon and Fishburne make for a terrific buddy cop duo, miles better than director Clint Eastwood's attempt with Cha…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/30/2026

    7/10

    Clint Eastwood has assembled a really strong cast here for this daring look at just how taboos are dealt with, even now, in 21st century Boston. We begin with three lads messing about with some freshly laid concrete before a police car arrives and forces "Dave" to get in the back. Nobody hears from him for four days and thereafter he is completely silent about what went on and we advance into their adulthood. "Dave" …

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