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.
ThrillerDramaMysteryCrimechild abusesexual abuseworkers' quarterbased on novel or bookloss of loved onesuppressed pastboston, massachusettsrepaymentarbitrary lawloyaltymassachusettspsychological thriller
- Harm to children
- Sexual violence
- Bleak ending
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Character
Earnest, grave, overwhelming and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
52 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Sean PennJimmy Markum
- Tim RobbinsDave Boyle
- Kevin BaconSean Devine
- Laurence FishburneWhitey Powers
- Marcia Gay HardenCeleste Boyle
- Laura LinneyAnnabeth Markum
- Kevin ChapmanVal Savage
- Tom GuiryBrendan Harris
- Emmy RossumKatie Markum
- Spencer Treat ClarkSilent Ray Harris
Crew
- Clint EastwoodDirector
- Brian HelgelandScreenplay
- Dennis LehaneNovel
- Tom SternDirector of Photography
- Clint EastwoodOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoxEditor
- Robert LorenzProducer
- Clint EastwoodProducer
- Judie HoytProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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