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.
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Cast
59 people
Sean Penn
Jimmy Markum
Known for
The Game
21 Grams
Tim Robbins
Dave Boyle
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Silo
Kevin Bacon
Sean Devine
Known for
Sleepers
Tremors
Laurence Fishburne
Whitey Powers
Known for
The Matrix
Hannibal
Marcia Gay Harden
Celeste Boyle
Known for
Into the Wild
The Mist
Laura Linney
Annabeth Markum
Known for
The Truman Show
Ozark
Kevin Chapman
Val Savage
Known for
Person of Interest
Unstoppable
Tom Guiry
Brendan Harris
Known for
The Sandlot
Black Hawk Down
Emmy Rossum
Katie Markum
Known for
Shameless
The Day After Tomorrow
Spencer Treat Clark
Silent Ray Harris
Known for
Unbreakable
Gladiator
Andrew Mackin
John O'Shea
Also in
Grey's Anatomy
Adam Nelson
Nick Savage
Known for
The Abyss
Phantoms
Clint Eastwood Director · Brian Helgeland Screenplay Dennis Lehane Author
Worldwide gross $157M · Budget $25M · United States release October 8, 2003
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$156,800,000
Gross vs. budget
6.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production · Studio
NPV Entertainment
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 23, 2003
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 8, 2003
Limited theatrical
United States
October 3, 2003 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 9, 2003 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
October 15, 2003 · Theatrical
Argentina
November 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Australia
October 29, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Bahrain
February 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 15, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Canada
October 8, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Toronto
October 15, 2003 · Theatrical
Chile
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Egypt
March 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 2003 · Theatrical
France
October 15, 2003 · Theatrical
July 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
October 13, 2008 · Digital · VOD
April 14, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray
May 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
November 23, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
November 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
November 27, 2003 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
February 20, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 21, 2003 · Theatrical
India
October 30, 2019 · Digital
Indonesia
February 8, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
October 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Israel
October 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
October 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
December 10, 2003 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 20, 2004 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Latvia
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Malta
November 19, 2003 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 23, 2003 · Theatrical
June 30, 2004 · Physical · DVD
May 18, 2007 · TV · Net 5
April 21, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
November 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Norway
October 31, 2003 · Theatrical
Panama
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 10, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Manila
January 14, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Davao
Poland
November 1, 2003 · Premiere · Camerimage Film Festival
November 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Romania
March 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Russia
February 19, 2004 · Theatrical
June 17, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
June 8, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
July 6, 2010 · TV · TV Markíza
South Africa
December 12, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
October 24, 2003 · Theatrical · ICAA 113103
Sweden
October 31, 2003 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 15, 2003 · Theatrical · French
October 23, 2003 · Theatrical · German
October 31, 2023 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 24, 2003 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 19, 2012 · TV
United Kingdom
October 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
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