Black Mass
2015 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 6.5 · 71% critics
A feared South Boston crime figure uses a deal with federal agents to protect his own interests while helping target a rival organized crime group. Based on true events, the film follows a tense mix of power, loyalty, corruption, and violence as the arrangement grows increasingly dangerous.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (3,602 votes)
- Box office
- $99,775,678
- Budget
- $53,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy dark true-crime gangster dramas like Public Enemies with strong performances and a serious mood; Not for you if you want fast action or an uplifting story.
Pros: powerful lead performance; gritty crime mood; strong supporting cast | Cons: unfocused story; slow stretches; distracting makeup
Themes
- prostitute
- corruption
- boston, massachusetts
- gangster
- fbi
- senator
- based on true story
- irish mob
- beaten to death
- pay phone
- murder
- organized crime
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Johnny Depp
as James 'Whitey' Bulger
Joel Edgerton
as John Connolly
Julianne Nicholson
as Marianne Connolly
Dakota Johnson
as Lindsey Cyr
Kevin Bacon
as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Billy Bulger
Peter Sarsgaard
as Brian Halloran
Juno Temple
as Deborah Hussey
Jesse Plemons
as Kevin Weeks
David Harbour
as John Morris
Directed by Scott Cooper