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Sep 15, 2010 · In "The Town," Ben Affleck plays Doug MacRay, the next generation of a bank-robbing family in the Boston area of Charlestown. This square mile, we're told, contains more thieves and bank robbers than anyplace else in the country. It's a family trade, like cobbling or the law.
Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) leads a band of professional bank robbers that includes his childhood best friend, Jem (Jeremy Renner). It's all he knows after botching a future in pro hockey (thanks to drugs), and it's a life he treasures -- even though it has both nurtured and wrecked him.
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Sep 17, 2010 · Many have been making the inevitably cliche comparisons of The Town to Michael Mann's crime epic Heat, but the one big difference many aren't talking about: the love story in The Town actually works. It's the heart of the film, which is far more emotionally engaging than most heist films.
The Town is a 2010 American crime thriller film co-written and directed by Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel Prince of Thieves. The film stars Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper and Slaine.
His best friend, Jem, takes a female bank exec named Claire hostage during the movie’s opening robbery. Doug’s guilt drives him to make sure she’s okay, and the two wind up falling in love. He wants to make a change for the better and escape his lifestyle and city with his new love, but his criminal overlords blackmail him into more jobs.
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- Ben Affleck
Sep 17, 2010 · Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) leads a band of ruthless bank robbers and has no real attachments except for James (Jeremy Renner), who -- despite his dangerous temper -- is like a brother. Everything ...
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Sep 17, 2010 · Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall, the hedgehog and the fox, combine forces to excellent effect in “The Town,” a fast-paced, character-driven heist movie that combines robberies with romance and ...
