The Town
The Town is a 2010 American crime drama film co-written, directed by, and starring Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel Prince of Thieves. It also stars Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper and Slaine, and follows a Boston bank robber who begins to develop romantic feelings for a victim of one of his previous robberies, while he and his crew set out to get one final score by robbing Fenway Park.
Plot
Four lifelong friends from the neighborhood of Charlestown, Boston, Douglas "Doug" MacRay, James "Jem" Coughlin, Albert "Gloansy" MacGloan, and Desmond "Dez" Elden, rob a bank wearing masks. Against Doug's wishes, Jem takes bank manager Claire Keesey hostage but later releases her unharmed.
Awards
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| author | Ben Affleck Peter Craig |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Boston |
| director | Ben Affleck |
| editor | Dylan Tichenor |
| genre | crime drama thriller |
| keywords | armored car armored car robbery bank manager bank robber boston police boston police department bury car robbery fbi fbi special weapons and tactics teams fbi swat fenway park florist floristry force garden ice hockey irish mob irish mobster kill massachusetts state police mbta paramedic police officer run shootout special agent state police suicide suicide by cop talk witness protection wound |
| musicBy | David Buckley Harry Gregson-Williams |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Basil Iwanyk Graham King |
| productionCompany | GK Films Legendary Pictures Thunder Road Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | gang heist |