The Town
2010 · Movie · R · 125 min · ★ 7.2 · 83% critics
A skilled Boston bank robber wants a way out, but a risky heist leaves behind a witness who could expose his crew. As he gets closer to her, loyalty, romance, and a tightening FBI investigation put his future in jeopardy.
Based on Prince of Thieves
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (5,649 votes)
- Box office
- $154,000,000
- Budget
- $37,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy grounded heist thrillers with romance, pressure, and neighborhood crime drama like Heat or Gone Baby Gone; Not for you if you dislike violence or familiar crime stories.
Pros: tense heists; strong performances; gritty Boston atmosphere | Cons: familiar crime setup; underdeveloped side stories; occasional believability issues
Themes
- drug dealer
- based on novel or book
- ambulance
- boston, massachusetts
- money laundering
- irish-american
- bank manager
- massachusetts
- florist
- flower shop
- stolen money
- hold-up robbery
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ben Affleck
as Doug MacRay
Jeremy Renner
as James "Jem" Coughlin
Rebecca Hall
as Claire Keesey
Jon Hamm
as FBI S.A. Adam Frawley
Blake Lively
as Krista Coughlin
George Carroll
as Albert "Gloansy" Magloan
Pete Postlethwaite
as Fergus "Fergie" Colm
Owen Burke
as Desmond "Dez" Elden
Titus Welliver
as Dino Ciampa
Chris Cooper
as Stephen MacRay
Directed by Ben Affleck