Mystic River

8.5 Score

2003 • 2h 18min • R • Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama

Mystic River

"We bury our sins, we wash them clean."

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

IMDb 7.9

RT 88%

MC 84

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Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Jimmy Markum

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Dave Boyle

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Sean Devine

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Whitey Powers

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Celeste Boyle

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Annabeth Markum

Kevin Chapman

Kevin Chapman

Val Savage

Tom Guiry

Tom Guiry

Brendan Harris

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Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins Dave Boyle

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon Sean Devine

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne Whitey Powers

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden Celeste Boyle

Laura Linney

Laura Linney Annabeth Markum

Kevin Chapman

Kevin Chapman Val Savage

Tom Guiry

Tom Guiry Brendan Harris

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum Katie Markum

Spencer Treat Clark

Spencer Treat Clark Silent Ray Harris

Andrew Mackin John O'Shea

Adam Nelson

Adam Nelson Nick Savage

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Jenny O'Hara

Jenny O'Hara Esther Harris

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