The Departed

2006 151 min ★ 8.2 Drama, Thriller, Crime

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

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Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Billy

Matt Damon

Colin

Jack Nicholson

Costello

Mark Wahlberg

Dignam

Martin Sheen

Queenan

Ray Winstone

Mr. French

Vera Farmiga

Madolyn

Anthony Anderson

Brown

Alec Baldwin

Ellerby

Kevin Corrigan

Cousin Sean

Details

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenplay

William Monahan

Tagline

"Cops or criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$90,000,000

Revenue

$291,465,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Initial Entertainment Group, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Films

Reviews

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talisencrw

July 21, 2016

★ 10/10

I decided to celebrate the Summer Solstice by watching 'The Departed'. Don't ask me why. I had previously loved the Hong Kong-made 'Infernal Affairs' trilogy on which this is based. Usually I hate when international masterpieces get remade, but this was a sterling exception. This was controversial when it took in a cartload of Oscars, particularly finally a directorial nod for Scorsese, but don't ...

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John Chard

April 25, 2020

★ 8/10

The only one that can do what I do is me. Lot of people had to die for me to be me. You wanna be me? The Departed is directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan, Alan Mak and Felix Chong. It stars Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Mark Rolston and Alec Baldwin. Music is by Howard Shore and ci...

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CinemaSerf

August 6, 2024

★ 7/10

I think this might be my favourite performance from Leonardo DiCaprio as he takes on the mantle of undercover cop "Billy". On a perilous arms-length basis from his boss (Martin Sheen) pretty much from the start of his career, he must undergo the violent perils of prison so he can convincingly infiltrate the gang of hoodlum "Costello" (Jack Nicholson) who runs the crime syndicate in the city of Bos...