Mystic River Brief Information

Mystic River is a 2003 American drama film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney and Emmy Rossum. The film was written by Brian Helgeland, based on Dennis Lehane's novel of the same name.

The film opened to widespread critical acclaim. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. Sean Penn won Best Actor and Tim Robbins won Best Supporting Actor, making Mystic River the first film to win both awards since Ben-Hur in 1959.

Mystic River News

• Clint Eastwood starts filming 'The Mule' with Bradley Cooper
• Tim Robbins' HBO drama 'Here and Now' to debut Feb. 11
• Sean Penn to star in Hulu's new 'The First' sci-fi series
• Emmy Rossum relished 'Beautiful Creatures' trouble role