The Departed
2006 | 151 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (91%), audiences adore it (8.2/10), it won 4 Oscars and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.2/10 from 17K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
7 wins, 1 other nomination — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$291 million worldwide on a $90 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.6 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Martin Scorsese
- Leonardo DiCaprioBilly
- Matt DamonColin
- Jack NicholsonCostello
- Mark WahlbergDignam
- Martin SheenQueenan
- Ray WinstoneMr. French
- Vera FarmigaMadolyn
- Anthony AndersonBrown
- Alec BaldwinEllerby
- Kevin CorriganCousin Sean