Directed by:
Clint EastwoodScreenplay:
Brian HelgelandCinematography:
Tom SternComposer:
Clint EastwoodCast:
Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman, Tom Guiry, Emmy Rossum, Spencer Treat Clark (more)VOD (4)
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Clint Eastwood directs this gritty Academy Award-winning drama based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Set in the Irish community of Boston, it tells the story of three childhood friends who have drifted apart over the years owing to a violent and disturbing experience they shared as children, and are forcibly reunited many years later following another tragic event. When ex-con Jimmy Markum's (Sean Penn) 19-year-old daughter Katie is murdered, the homicide detectives assigned to the case are Whitney Powers (Laurence Fishburne) and Jimmy's old friend Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon). Behind the scenes, Jimmy asks two of his relatives, the Savage brothers, to mount their own investigation, and the finger of suspicion begins to point to the final person in the childhood trio, Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins), who is now a broken man. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2004 - Sean Penn (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2004 - Tim Robbins (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2004 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 2004 - Clint Eastwood (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2004 - Marcia Gay Harden (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2004 - Brian Helgeland (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2004 - Tim Robbins (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2004 - Laura Linney (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2004 - Brian Helgeland (Best Adapted Screenplay)
European Film Awards
- 2003 - Clint Eastwood (Screen International Award)
César Awards
- 2004 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2004 - Clint Eastwood (Best American Film)
Golden Globes
- 2004 - Sean Penn (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2004 - Tim Robbins (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2004 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2004 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
- 2004 - Brian Helgeland (Best Screenplay)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2004 - Sean Penn (Best Actor)
- 2004 - Tim Robbins (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2004 - Best Picture
- 2004 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
- 2004 - Marcia Gay Harden (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2004 - Best Acting Ensemble
- 2004 - Brian Helgeland (Best Writer)
- 2004 - Clint Eastwood (Best Composer)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Sean Penn (Best Actor)
- 2003 - Tim Robbins (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2003 - Best Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2003 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Best Film
- 2003 - Sean Penn (Best Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2011 - Best DVD Movie Collection
Cannes Film Festival
- 2003 - Clint Eastwood (Golden Palm - Official Competition)