Ben Affleck's gritty Boston heist film The Town is back in the streaming spotlight, thanks to a familiar face. Titus Welliver, best known for his iconic role as Detective Harry Bosch in the Prime Video series Bosch, has a new crime drama called The Westies that premiered on July 12. And it's giving a major boost to a movie from his past.
According to FlixPatrol, The Town landed among the most-watched movies on HBO Max globally over the weekend that The Westies dropped its first two episodes. The film, released in 2010, stars Welliver in a key supporting role alongside an ensemble that includes Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, Rebecca Hall, and Chris Cooper. It was directed by and starred Ben Affleck, who set the story in his hometown of Boston, following a crew of bank robbers caught in a deadly spiral after a heist goes wrong.
The movie was a critical and commercial smash, earning over $150 million worldwide on a $37 million budget. Jeremy Renner earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his intense performance, and the film holds a Certified Fresh 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It's a crime masterpiece that has aged beautifully, and its resurgence on streaming proves its lasting appeal.
Welliver's return to the crime genre with The Westies has been met with strong reviews—the series currently sits at 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Collider's David Caballero praised Welliver as a standout, noting the show "isn't reinventing the formula" but delivers exactly what fans want. The series also features J.K. Simmons and dives into the brutal world of Hell's Kitchen's most dangerous gang. For more on that, check out The Westies True Story: Titus Welliver's Crime Thriller Exposes Hell's Kitchen's Deadliest Gang.
Welliver and Affleck have collaborated twice: first on The Town, and later on Affleck's 2016 period gangster drama Live By Night, which unfortunately underperformed both critically and commercially. But The Town remains a high point for both actors. Meanwhile, the Bosch franchise continues to expand, with a prequel series titled Bosch: Start of Watch starring Cameron Monaghan in the works.
If you haven't seen The Town in a while—or at all—now is the perfect time to catch it on HBO Max. It's a taut, character-driven thriller that stands as one of Affleck's best directorial efforts. And for fans of Welliver, it's a reminder of his range long before he became a streaming icon. For more on other streaming hits, check out Sicario's Streaming Surge Proves Taylor Sheridan's Crime Classic Still Reigns and How Kevin Bacon's 'Tremors' Became a Streaming Hit on Paramount+ 36 Years Later.
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