Mystic River (film)

Mystic River
Mystic River
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Clint Eastwood
Screenplay by	Brian Helgeland
Based on	Mystic River; by Dennis Lehane
Produced by	Clint Eastwood; Robert Lorenz; Judie G. Hoyt;
Starring	Sean Penn; Tim Robbins; Kevin Bacon; Laurence Fishburne; Marcia Gay Harden; Laura Linney;
Cinematography	Tom Stern
Edited by	Joel Cox
Music by	Clint Eastwood
Production; companies	Village Roadshow Pictures; Malpaso Productions; NPV Entertainment;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	October 15, 2003;
Running time	138 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25–30 million
Box office	$156.6 million

Mystic River is a 2003 American neo-noir crime drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. The screenplay, written by Brian Helgeland, was based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. It is the first film in which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score.

The film was a critical and commercial success. Mystic River was nominated for six awards at the 76th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning Best Actor for Penn, and Best Supporting Actor for Robbins.

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