The Departed
2006 · Movie · R · 151 min · ★ 8.2 · 88% critics
Police infiltrate South Boston’s underworld to bring down an Irish Mafia, while the syndicate carries out its own undercover operation. As an undercover cop and a career criminal climb deeper into their worlds, both sides start to suspect a mole is operating from within.
Based on Infernal Affairs
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-10-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (16,231 votes)
- Box office
- $291,480,452
- Budget
- $90,000,000
About
You’ll likely like it if you enjoy tense undercover cat-and-mouse thrillers with gritty crime energy and big performances; Not for you if you dislike long, paranoia-heavy stories like The Wire or GoodFellas.
Pros: sharp suspense; top-tier acting; gritty gangster vibe | Cons: overlong runtime; confusing plot; uneven pacing
Themes
- police
- undercover
- boston, massachusetts
- gangster
- irish-american
- crime boss
- friends
- remake
- mobster
- organized crime
- mafia
- undercover cop
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2007
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2007
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2007
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2007
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 2007
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- MTV Movie Award — Best Villain · 2007
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Billy
Matt Damon
as Colin
Jack Nicholson
as Costello
Mark Wahlberg
as Dignam
Martin Sheen
as Queenan
Ray Winstone
as Mr. French
Vera Farmiga
as Madolyn
Anthony Anderson
as Brown
Alec Baldwin
as Ellerby
Kevin Corrigan
as Cousin Sean
Directed by Martin Scorsese