Welcome to the bank robbery capital of America.|Sep. 15, 2010|United States|125 Min.|R
Genre: Crime;Drama;Thriller
Description: The Town (2010) is a gripping crime drama set in Charlestown, Boston. It follows four lifelong friends—Doug MacRay, Jem Coughlin, Albert “Gloansy” MacGloan, and Desmond “Dez” Elden—who orchestrate a bank heist. During the robbery, they take Claire Keesey, the assistant manager, hostage but later release her unharmed.
Doug discovers Claire lives in their neighborhood and begins to monitor her to ensure she doesn’t reveal crucial information to the police. However, he also prevents Jem from eliminating her as a witness. Over time, Doug and Claire develop a romantic connection, which he keeps hidden from his gang.
As their relationship deepens, Doug confides in Claire about his search for his estranged mother, who he believes moved to Tangerine, Florida, and his abandoned dream of becoming a professional hockey player. However, Claire reveals she noticed a tattoo on one of the robbers, making her a potential threat to Jem’s identity.
To protect Claire from Jem’s violent tendencies, Doug manipulates her into silence by warning her that cooperating with authorities would lead to her relocation under witness protection. His strategy works, and she remains quiet.
Meanwhile, FBI Agent Adam Frawley suspects the group’s ties to a local Irish mobster named Fergus “Fergie” Colm. During a prison visit, Doug shares his desire to leave Boston and start anew in Florida. However, their next robbery in the North End goes wrong, forcing them to flee.
Frawley interrogates the group but fails to secure confessions and releases them. Doug proposes to Claire that they leave town together, and she agrees. However, Frawley discovers their relationship, taps her phone, and threatens to charge her as an accomplice. Shocked to learn Doug was one of her attackers, Claire cooperates with the FBI and ends their relationship.
The Town explores themes of loyalty, redemption, and the consequences of a life of crime.
Cast director: Ben Affleck
Cast actor: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Slaine, Owen Burke, Chris Cooper
Original name: The Town