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The Town

  • 20102010
  • RR
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
387K
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Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, and Jeremy Renner in The Town (2010)
As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.
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A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold Claire, the assistant manager, hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with Claire.A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold Claire, the assistant manager, hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with Claire.A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold Claire, the assistant manager, hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with Claire.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
387K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
615
172
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Ben Affleck
    • Writers
      • Peter Craig(screenplay)
      • Ben Affleck(screenplay)
      • Aaron Stockard(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ben Affleck
      • Rebecca Hall
      • Jon Hamm
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ben Affleck
    • Writers
      • Peter Craig(screenplay)
      • Ben Affleck(screenplay)
      • Aaron Stockard(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ben Affleck
      • Rebecca Hall
      • Jon Hamm
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 573User reviews
    • 387Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 46 nominations total

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    Ben Affleck in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, George Carroll, and Owen Burke in The Town (2010)
    Rebecca Hall in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner in The Town (2010)
    Jeremy Renner in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner in The Town (2010)
    Jon Hamm and Graham King in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck and Jon Hamm in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck and Basil Iwanyk in The Town (2010)
    Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall in The Town (2010)

    Top cast

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Doug MacRay
    Rebecca Hall
    Rebecca Hall
    • Claire Keesey
    Jon Hamm
    Jon Hamm
    • FBI S.A. Adam Frawley
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • James Coughlin
    Blake Lively
    Blake Lively
    • Krista Coughlin
    George Carroll
    George Carroll
    • Albert 'Gloansy' Magloan
    • (as Slaine)
    Owen Burke
    Owen Burke
    • Desmond Elden
    Titus Welliver
    Titus Welliver
    • Dino Ciampa
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Fergus 'Fergie' Colm
    Chris Cooper
    Chris Cooper
    • Stephen MacRay
    Dennis McLaughlin
    • Rusty
    Corena Chase
    • Agent Quinlan
    Brian Scannell
    Brian Scannell
    • Henry
    Kerri Dunbar
    • Henry's Girl
    Tony V.
    Tony V.
    • Vericom Crew Chief
    • (as Tony V)
    Isaac Bordoy
    • Alex Colazzo
    Michael Yebba
    • Beacon G.I. Joe Driver
    Daniel Woods
    • BPD Sergeant at Krista's Accident
    • Director
      • Ben Affleck
    • Writers
      • Peter Craig(screenplay)
      • Ben Affleck(screenplay)
      • Aaron Stockard(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Before the movie was released, Ben Affleck praised Jeremy Renner's performance. He even jokingly stated that if ever there was a bad shot or performance from someone else in a scene, editing could easily cut to Renner looking at a napkin in order to make the scene work. Jeremy Renner later would go on to receive an Academy Award nomination for his performance.
    • Goofs
      When robbing the Cambridge bank, the video tape at the front door of the bank shows the date 06/16/10. On the FBI report, the date of the bank robbery is 9/2011.
    • 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 are 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

    User reviews573

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Great performances all-round and directing make this well worth watching
    Despite not having seen Gone Baby Gone, I've heard a lot of good things about Ben Affleck's switch to directing and so I decided to watch The Town, which put simply is about band robbers but to expand on that, the film is also about the leader of the group, played by Ben Affleck.

    When watching the trailer it easy to draw comparisons to Heat and The Departed but this is different. Many films about crime make the audience side either the police or the criminals yet The Town allows the audience to see people from both sides of the law fairly. Jon Hamm plays an honest working FBI officer while Ben Affleck plays the criminal. The film is shot predominately from the criminals perspective, therefore the audience feel the same sense of urgency that they do but we don't want to see them gun down the FBI and police and let them get away with their crimes. It is a difficult challenge for the director to deal with but he does it well and the end result is very good.

    The entire cast are all fantastic even when given smaller roles, for example Chris Cooper and the late Pete Postlethwaite steel the scenes that they are in. Jeremy Renner has earned a lot of attention from his role and he deserves it, giving an honest performance, which clearly took a lot of research to perfect. An almost unrecognisable Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall are both great. Ben Affleck and Jon Hamm as the opposing forces are also great but it is Renner's performance that stands out.

    As a crime film, it is important that the action doesn't turn the whole film into an all guns blazing film. The action scenes are handed pretty well and the car chases through the minor roads of Boston are really exciting to watch.

    The Town is not only only a solid action/ crime film but also marks Affleck as a great director. I strongly recommend this film if you are interested in the genre. While it is not perfect, it does so much well, that you would be missing out if you didn't see this.
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    • Jan 20, 2011

    FAQ16

    • Why is a bag of cut hair taken from the barber shop?
    • What is 'The Town' about?
    • Is "The Town" based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros. (France)
      • Warner Bros. (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Prince of Thieves
    • Filming locations
      • Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • GK Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $37,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $92,186,262
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,808,032
      • Sep 19, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $154,026,136
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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