The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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Movie2003·138 min
Mystic River
Directed by Clint Eastwood
An Academy Award-winning thriller drama film directed by Clint Eastwood. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 4 additional nominations.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 1%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.7/10
8K ratings
About Mystic River
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- grief and loss, trauma recovery, sexual violence, boston, urban, close friendship, parent child, everyman, detective investigator, investigation procedural, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, corruption