The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
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Johnny Depp
James 'Whitey' Bulger
Joel Edgerton
John Connolly
Julianne Nicholson
Marianne Connolly
Dakota Johnson
Lindsey Cyr
Kevin Bacon
FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Benedict Cumberbatch
Billy Bulger
Peter Sarsgaard
Brian Halloran
Juno Temple
Deborah Hussey
Jesse Plemons
Kevin Weeks
David Harbour
John Morris
Director
Scott Cooper
Screenplay
Jez Butterworth
Tagline
"Keep your enemies close."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$53,000,000
Revenue
$99,975,678
Production
Vendian Entertainment, Infinitum Nihil, Head Gear Films, Cross Creek Pictures, Free State Pictures, RatPac Entertainment, Le Grisbi Productions
John Chard
September 14, 2019
Bulger's playing us, making a fool of the Bureau. We're in too deep, and he knows it! God help us all. Black Mass is the story of Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp), who was the brother of a state senator and the infamous violent leader of South Boston's Winter Hill Gang. It charts his criminal activities and his subsequent dealings with the FBI. Directed by Scott Cooper, Black Mass is one of thos...
JPV852
August 18, 2024
Second time watching this and honestly outside a couple of scenes, I barely remembered anything. Thought the acting was fine, as was the direction but considering the cast that included Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon and others, thought what an epic crime-thriller could've been instead was a solid enough film but not much more than that. Also, the make-up job done on...
Hadam10Rose
March 9, 2025
Not as bad as Depps other true life stories, but nothing great that you'll want to explore more then once. If you're watching for Cumberbatch, he's barely in it. I get they were using him in the marketing and on talk shows. But the clips shown on chat shows and shots in trailers are every scene he's in. Once again the US government and the people who work for it are corrupt. Big surprise.
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