The Departed

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The Departed (2006)

R 10/05/2006 (US) Drama, Thriller, Crime 2h 31m

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Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it?

Overview

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.

Martin Scorsese

Director
William Monahan

Screenplay
Felix Chong

Screenplay
Alan Mak

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Jack Nicholson

Francis 'Frank' Costello
Leonardo DiCaprio

William "Billy" Costigan, Jr.
Matt Damon

Staff Sgt. Colin Sullivan
Mark Wahlberg

Staff Sgt. Sean Dignam
Vera Farmiga

Dr. Madolyn Madden
Martin Sheen

Capt. Oliver Charles Queenan
Ray Winstone

Arnold "Frenchy" French
Anthony Anderson

Trooper Brown
Alec Baldwin

Capt. George Ellerby
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A review by John Chard

8.0

Written by John Chard on April 25, 2020

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 cinematography by Michael Ballhaus.

An Irish gang in South Boston becomes aware there is a rat in their midst, whilst the police force has a mole to contend with - with each one trying to out each oth... read the rest.

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