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Mystic River

2003 film directed by Clint Eastwood
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Summary

Mystic River is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,314 views/month, #494 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[7], International Cinephile Society Award for Best Ensemble[8]
  • Director: Clint Eastwood[9]
  • Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland[10]
  • Composer: Clint Eastwood[11]
  • Genre: mystery film[12], crime thriller film[13], drama film[14], neo-noir[15], psychological thriller film[16]
  • Based on: Mystic River[17]
  • Cast member: Sean Penn[18], Tim Robbins[19], Kevin Bacon[20], Laurence Fishburne[21], Marcia Gay Harden[22], Laura Linney[23], Emmy Rossum[24], Tom Guiry[25], Kevin Chapman[26], Robert Wahlberg[27], Eli Wallach[28], Connor Paolo[29], John Doman[30], Jonathan Togo[31]
  • Producer: Clint Eastwood[32], Robert Lorenz[33], Judie Hoyt[34]
  • Production company: Village Roadshow Pictures[35], Malpaso Productions[36]
  • Director of photography: Tom Stern[37]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[38]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[39], 89%[40], 84/100[41]
  • Color: color[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43], Australia[44]
  • Publication date: May 23, 2003[45], October 3, 2003[46], October 15, 2003[47], October 16, 2003[48], October 17, 2003[49], November 27, 2003[50], November 20, 2003[51]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[52]
  • Narrative location: Boston[53]
  • Official website: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/mystic-river[54]
  • Filming location: East Boston[55]
  • Main subject: revenge[56], friendship[57], loyalty[58], coming to terms with the past[59], unconscious mind[60], criminality[61]
  • Film editor: Joel Cox[62]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[63], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[64], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[65], Academy Award for Best Actor[66]

Why It Matters

Mystic River has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did Mystic River receive?

Honors received include César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

Australia Clint Eastwood Eli Wallach Emmy Rossum film Jonathan Togo Kevin Bacon Laura Linney Laurence Fishburne Marcia Gay Harden Sean Penn Tim Robbins United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [32] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [33] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [8] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  64. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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