"Mystic River" is a 2003 American mystery drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood. It stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. The screenplay, written by Brian Helgeland, was based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The film was produced by Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, and Eastwood. It is the first film on which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score.

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. Penn won Best Actor and Robbins won Best Supporting Actor, making "Mystic River" the first film to win both awards since Ben-Hur in 1959.

Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After achieving success in the Western TV series "Rawhide", he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's 'Dollars' Trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s, and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five 'Dirty Harry' films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon.

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