The Departed

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2 hr. 32 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. When both organizations learn they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin must figure out each other's identities to save their own lives.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring outstanding work from an excellent cast, The Departed is a thoroughly engrossing gangster drama with the gritty authenticity and soupy morality we come to expect from Martin Scorsese.

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Howard H

Watch able many times. Great soundtrack, story and character development.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Jeff L

The Departed (2006) is among the most wildly overrated films of all time. The film is all atmospheric tension (quick pacing, framing, camera angles, lighting, and scoring), and overacting. These qualities are well executed, but make the film seem much better than it is. The plot and writing are terrible. The storyline is incongruous, with rushed and under developed plot points, and illogical, inconsistent, and incredulous character motives. The story lacks steady progression, and has to make huge leaps to maintain its intended story arc. It would have been so much better as a 5 part limited series in which the story had time and sufficient scenes to justify the final act. It relies on atmospherics to mask its story's deficiencies. Wildly overrated.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Brian D

93%. Probably 4th watch and remembered the ending well so probably would have given a higher rating after the first watch and being in shock at the last 25 minutes of the film. Leo is great in his role, as well as Damon as the prick cop. The story got to be a bit much with even Nicholson's character being an FBI informant, but exciting overall. Greaet cast. 5/5 rewatch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Ed Y

Great Cast, Great story. Love the Boston theme.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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Dhanu K

This is my favorite Scorsese film for a number of reasons. It has his trademarks all over it; violence, impeccable humor, a stacked cast, brilliant characterizations, magnificent performances, and a gripping storyline with a vast amount of twists and turns, which make it a convoluted, yet well-balanced gangster drama.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Ben B

Doesn't get better than this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Martin Scorsese

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Billy Costigan

Matt Damon

Colin Sullivan

Jack Nicholson

Frank Costello

Mark Wahlberg

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Martin Sheen

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs is as tough as a street fighter.

Jul 19, 2023

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

The biggest draw, of course, are the star acts: Caprio, Damon and Mark Wahlberg in particular are electric.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 17, 2019

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Jonathan Romney

Independent on Sunday

If you like Scorsese, or if you just like thrillers, you'll have a good time.

Feb 27, 2018

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese, boasts plot twists and is an Oscar-winning highlight of his illustrious career.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 23, 2024

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Mark Johnson

Awards Daily

One of the best crime dramas ever made, The Departed is a riveting film capable of being watched repeatedly. The pacing, acting, and writing are all superb, but what did you expect from a Scorsese picture?

Jun 14, 2023

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David Nusair

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...an overlong yet mostly engrossing thriller...

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 14, 2023

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Synopsis

South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. When both organizations learn they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin must figure out each other's identities to save their own lives.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Executive Producer: Roy Lee, Gianni Nunnari, Doug Davison, G. Mac Brown, Kristin Hahn
Screenwriter: William Monahan
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Plan B Entertainment, Warner Bros., Initial Entertainment Group, Vertigo
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Material|Some Strong Sexual Content|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $132.4M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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