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The Departed

R Released Oct 6, 2006 2h 32m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for The Departed: Trailer 1 List
91% Tomatometer 288 Reviews 94% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
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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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jonathan Romney Independent on Sunday If you like Scorsese, or if you just like thrillers, you'll have a good time. Feb 27, 2018 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an overlong yet mostly engrossing thriller... Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bob P An absolute masterpiece by Martin Scorsese. An all star cast delivers an authentic Boston based movie. The plot, the acting, the filming, the score - all is perfect. Kudos for jack Nicolson and Leonardo DiCaprio for getting the accent right. That's hard when you have Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg in the same scene. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Faiz D It has pure 'awesomeness' written all over it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Thomas R One of Scorsese’s best movies, even if it is a little all over the place and hard to follow at points Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review NiB Y Scorsese's most popular movie and his only Oscar win, not only in Best Director but in Best Picture; it is absolutly deserved, as this movie couldn't have directed by anyone else. Martin's frenetic direction combined with the amazing performances (with a highlight to Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello); alongside the twist-filled plot that will guarantee to catch you off guard, makes this a perfect movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Ryder B This film had an ok beginning that was hard to follow, but towards the end the movie had all my attention and blew my mind. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review John B If you'd enjoy an even more hyped up dramatic remake (mix+match) of Godfather, Goodfellas, Streets on NY and Serpico, I suppose you'd love this movie. But the plot is rather easy to see coming before it arrives (good cop, bad cop, bad guy) and Nicholson is so so stereotypically "over the top snarky and belligerent" (like at the end of The Shining) in the typical Nicholson manner, that this movie seems like a caricature with almost nothing unique to offer (like thinking of watching a Star Wars XVII). Same ole, same ole....but again if you like the fake hyper dramatizations (almost cartoon like) and the violence, then you'll likely like it. I bought it on 4k UHD and hoped that, because I like the three main actors, I'd like them together. Wrong. What's "Departed" in this movie is anything unique or subtle. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham King
Screenwriter
William Monahan, Alan Mak
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
Runtime
2h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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