Maps of Movies

Mystic River (2003)

Where Mystic River says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film set in Boston neighbourhoods, shot across Jamaica Plain, East Boston, Charlestown and Canton, with almost no scene tied to a single spot

Scenes and places

Three boys, a wet sidewalk, a car (1975)

In 1975, young Jimmy, Sean and Dave are playing street hockey in Charlestown. After they write their names in wet cement, a car stops beside them and Dave is the one who gets in.

Set in Charlestown street, 1975 — Three boys playing street hockey write their names in fresh concrete, and a car pulls up.

The film places its childhood prologue in the Boston neighbourhood of Charlestown.

Jimmy's corner store, twenty-five years on (2000)

Twenty-five years later Jimmy runs a neighbourhood store after serving time in prison. Sean is now a state police detective and Dave a blue-collar worker still haunted by the abduction.

Set in Jimmy's convenience store — Twenty-five years later, Jimmy is an ex-convict who owns a neighbourhood convenience store.

An everyday corner shop that anchors Jimmy in the neighbourhood he never left.

The neighbourhood bar on Katie's last night (2000)

Dave watches Katie and her friends at a local bar. That same night Katie is murdered, and Dave comes home bloodied, saying he fought off a mugger.

Set in Neighbourhood bar — Dave sees Katie and her friends at a local bar on the night she is murdered.

A neighbourhood pub of the kind that anchors the film's Irish-American community.

Filmed at Doyle's Cafe, 3484 Washington St, Jamaica Plain (Jamaica Plain, Boston, United States) — A Jamaica Plain pub listed as a Mystic River filming address; the listing does not say which scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On Washington Street in Jamaica Plain.

The park where Katie's story ends (2000)

Katie is murdered, and Sean and his partner Whitey take the case. Jimmy, distraught, starts his own search through the neighbourhood.

Set in Park where Katie is found — Katie is murdered the same night Dave sees her at the bar, and the case begins.

A large Olmsted-designed park in south Boston used for the woodland scenes.

Filmed at Franklin Park, Long Crouch Woods (former bear dens) (Franklin Park, Boston, United States) — The cinemateca location list gives the bear dens in Long Crouch Woods; coordinates are the park's centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Franklin Park, Jamaica Plain / Dorchester.

Pen Park (2000)

Sean and Whitey follow the first physical clue in the case, a car left at Pen Park.

Set in Pen Park, East Buckingham — Katie's car is found at Pen Park.

A fictional-sounding park name used in the story; no matching filming site was found.

The bridge over the Mystic River (2000)

Sean and Whitey work the case at the bridge over the Mystic River while Jimmy runs his own inquiries.

Set in Mystic River bridge — Sean and Whitey are called to the bridge over the Mystic River.

The Tobin Bridge is the major cantilever bridge that carries Route 1 over the Mystic River.

Filmed at Maurice J. Tobin Mystic River Bridge (Charlestown · Chelsea, Boston, United States) — The bridge scene was shot on the Tobin Bridge; the coordinate is the bridge as listed on Commons. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Carries U.S. Route 1 between Boston and Chelsea.

The neighbourhood parade (2000)

The neighbourhood turns out for a parade, and Sean and Jimmy see each other across the crowd.

Set in Neighbourhood parade — A local parade fills the street near the end of the film.

A street parade that closes the film in the same community where it started.

Characters

• Jimmy Markum — An ex-convict who owns a neighbourhood store and loses his daughter Katie.
• Dave Boyle — A blue-collar worker haunted since childhood by a four-day abduction.
• Sean Devine — A Massachusetts State Police detective investigating Katie's murder.