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How Long Is “Mystic River”?

Name: Mystic River
Genre: Crime, Mystery, drama, crime drama
Released: 2003-10-08
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden

2h 17m runtime

20032h 17mCrime • Mystery • drama • crime drama

Crime film with a runtime of 137 minutes, released in 2003. Presented in English.

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Runtime2h 17m

Minutes137

One SittingYes

With Break2h 29m

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Directed by Clint Eastwood, the mysterious drama Mystic River is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane and adapted by screenwriter Brian Helgeland. Set in an Irish neighborhood in Boston, Jimmy, Sean, and Dave are three childhood friends who are reunited after a brutal murder takes place. Reformed convict Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn) and his devoted wife Annabeth (Laura Linney) find out that their teenage daughter Katie (Emmy Rossum) has been beaten and killed. Jimmy's old friend Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon) is the homicide detective assigned to the case, along with partner Whitey Powers (Laurence Fishburne). Jimmy also gets his relatives, the Savage brothers (Adam Nelson and Robert Wahlberg), to conduct an investigation of their own. Jimmy and Sean both start to suspect their old pal, Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins), who lives a quiet life with his wife Celeste (Marcia Gay Harden) but harbors some disturbing secrets. Clint Eastwood won a Golden Coach for Mystic River at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

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Runtime2h 17m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break2h 29m

Movie Facts

Release DateOctober 8, 2003

Runtime2h 17m

LanguageEnglish

GenresCrime, Mystery, drama, crime drama

DirectorClint Eastwood

ProducerJudie G. Hoyt, Robert Lorenz

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