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Where was Mystic River filmed?

2003 film, directed by Clint Eastwood.

  • East Boston

The story is set in Boston, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Boston
Filmed in
East Boston
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About Mystic River

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Released
2003
Director
Clint Eastwood
Cast
Sean PennTim RobbinsKevin BaconLaurence FishburneMarcia Gay HardenLaura LinneyEmmy RossumTom GuiryKevin ChapmanRobert Wahlberg
Genre
MysteryCrime ThrillerDramaNeo-noirPsychological Thriller
Based on
Mystic River
Awards
César Award for Best Foreign Film; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award for Best Actor; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films and 2 more

In 1975, Irish-American neighborhood friends Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine, and Dave Boyle are playing street hockey in Charlestown, Boston.

Jimmy's daughter from his first marriage, Katie, plans to run away to Las Vegas with Brendan Harris, a boy from a family Jimmy despises that she has been secretly dating.

Sean and his partner Whitey Powers investigate the murder, while a distraught Jimmy conducts a separate investigation using his neighborhood connections.

Famous lines from Mystic River

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • So, what's your point?Sean Devine
  • What do you mean, Jimmy?Sean Devine
  • Domestic responsibilities?Jimmy Markum
  • It hasn't really sunk in, Theo.Jimmy Markum
  • What car? You're losing me here.Sean Devine

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