Mystic River

Massachusetts tidal estuary

Mystic River is a tidal river in eastern Massachusetts, flowing through Boston's northern suburbs into Boston Harbor.

The name appears in several place names in the area.

Dennis Lehane's 2001 novel *Mystic River* and Clint Eastwood's 2003 film adaptation brought wider recognition to the name, both depicting working-class Boston neighborhoods shadowed by violent crime.

Opposites
Boston-area waterways

Mystic RiverCharles River

Massachusetts urban waterway

film tone and genre

Mystic RiverEnchanted

Affected by sorcery

La La Land · Legally Blonde · Forrest Gump · Little Miss Sunshine

literary/film setting type

Mystic RiverMalibu

Affluent coastal California city

The O.C. · Miami Beach · Pretty Woman · La Dolce Vita · Eat Pray Love

Family

mystic, mystery, mystical, mystically, mysticism, mystics, mysteries, mysterious, mysteriously

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13