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The Town

R Released Sep 17, 2010 2h 4m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for The Town: Trailer 1 List
92% Tomatometer 239 Reviews 85% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings
Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) leads a band of ruthless bank robbers and has no real attachments except for James (Jeremy Renner), who -- despite his dangerous temper -- is like a brother. Everything changes for Doug when James briefly takes a hostage, bank employee Claire Keesey. Learning that she lives in the gang's neighborhood, Doug seeks her out to discover what she knows, and he falls in love. As the romance deepens, he wants out of his criminal life, but that could threaten Claire. Read More Read Less
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Tense, smartly written, and wonderfully cast, The Town proves that Ben Affleck has rediscovered his muse -- and that he's a director to be reckoned with.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator So this isn't fresh, exactly, but it is tense and exciting and well performed and you do end up caring about the people you've been manipulated into caring about. I ask you: what more could you want from a trip to the cinema? Aug 30, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online The Town is a definite must-see. Rated: A Sep 11, 2017 Full Review Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) As far as a developing directing talent goes, The Town is to Ben Affleck what Pulp Fiction was to Quentin Tarantino. It's that good. Rated: 4/5 Oct 22, 2010 Full Review Danilo Castro Next Best Picture It’s a well-executed mashup of set pieces and character dynamics that fail to build on what came before. Which, truth be told, still makes for a pretty entertaining viewing. Rated: 7/10 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson While it's not as epic and well-acted as "Heat" and nowhere near as visceral as "The Departed," "The Town" can hold it's own in the crime thriller department. Rated: 4/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review If Affleck hasn’t already discovered that this is his niche, he’s encouraged to continue bringing us well-executed Boston crime stories like this one. Rated: 3/4 Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Christopher N Good movie, but it’s too much of a spin off of ‘Heat’. Jeremy Renner’s performance was the highlight of the film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Max D Good smart movie but you do have to understand that it is about bank robbing, but the biggest heist is the great ideas it stole from the Shawshank Redemption, Heat, and a bunch of other movies. but yes, it’s a good two hours. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Michael R First, based on one of my favorite novels of all time, "Prince of Thieves." That said, The Town does the book justice with this Boston crime thriller. Loved it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review J C I'm late to the game on this one but glad I showed up. Very intense. Well acted. Well written. It isn't perfect but it's close. The action scenes are raw and gritty and use great fx. This movie is nearly 15 years old at the time of writing this and could be released today and blow nearly everything else away. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Steel Hosh M One of the best bank robbing movies out there enjoyed every minute of this story Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/23/24 Full Review Eye C This is the best movie made by Ben Affleck, stressing and moving. Affleck, Hamm and Hall makes a great job, but Jeremy Rennet leave his soul in this performance, what a great film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) leads a band of ruthless bank robbers and has no real attachments except for James (Jeremy Renner), who -- despite his dangerous temper -- is like a brother. Everything changes for Doug when James briefly takes a hostage, bank employee Claire Keesey. Learning that she lives in the gang's neighborhood, Doug seeks her out to discover what she knows, and he falls in love. As the romance deepens, he wants out of his criminal life, but that could threaten Claire.
Director
Ben Affleck
Producer
Graham King, Basil Iwanyk
Screenwriter
Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
GK Films, Thunder Road Film
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 20, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$92.2M
Runtime
2h 4m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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