The Town

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Heist Crime Drama Thriller

A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 46 nominations total

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Trivia
Before the movie was released, Ben Affleck praised Jeremy Renner's performance. He jokingly stated that if there was a bad shot or performance from someone else in a scene, editing could easily cut to Renner looking at a napkin to make the scene work. Jeremy Renner would go on to receive an Academy Award nomination for his performance.

Goofs
When the ambulance hits the FBI Mobile Command Center, cables are visible along the street to pull the truck back.

Quotes
Doug MacRay: I need your help. I can't tell you what it is, you can never ask me about it later, and we're gonna hurt some people.
James Coughlin: ... Whose car we gonna take?

Crazy credits
Charlestown's reputation as a breeding ground for armed robbers is authentic. However, this film all but ignores the great majority of the residents of Charlestown, past and present, who are the same good and true people found most anywhere. This film is dedicated to them.

Alternate versions
There are three known versions to exist: the 125-minute theatrical cut; the 150-minute extended cut that follows closely to the novel and the 153-minute alternate cut that is the same as the extended version but uses the original novel's ending.

Connections
Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Salt/Ramona and Beezus/Summer Doc Round-Up (2010)

Soundtracks
99 Bottles
Written by George Carroll (as George Carroll) and Christopher McIntire
Performed by George Carroll
Courtesy of Suburban Noize Records

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Featured review

8/10

Jeremy Renner intense

Four friends Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck), James Coughlin (Jeremy Renner), Albert Magloan (Slaine) and Desmond Elden (Owen Burke) are robbers working the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. In their latest job, they take the bank manager Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall) hostage and then let her go. Doug fake dates Claire to make sure she can't ID them. He's also having sex with James' drugged out sister Krista Coughlin (Blake Lively). Meanwhile they are being investigated by the FBI led by Agent Adam Frawley (Jon Hamm).

This is a richly character driven crime thriller. Ben Affleck knows these characters well. And acting with the intense Jeremy Renner makes Affleck better. The only actor who looks out of place is Blake Lively. She just can't get rid of that Cali feel and her accent sounds terrible. Brit Rebecca Hall does a better job than her. The action is exciting. And the story is riveting. But it's the characters and the actors that are so engaging.