The Departed

4.00
    The Departed
    2006

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Leonardo DiCaprioWilliam 'Billy' Costigan, Jr.
    • Matt DamonStaff Sgt. Colin Sullivan
    • Jack NicholsonFrancis 'Frank' Costello
    • Mark WahlbergStaff Sgt. Sean Dignam
    • Vera FarmigaDr. Madolyn Madden
    • Martin SheenCapt. Oliver Charles Queenan
    • Ray WinstoneMr. Arnold 'Frenchy' French
    • Anthony AndersonTrooper Brown
    • Alec BaldwinCapt. George Ellerby
    • Kevin CorriganCousin Sean

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Rolling Stone

      A new American crime classic from the legendary Martin Scorsese, whose talent shines here on its highest beams.
    • 100

      The Hollywood Reporter

      A ferociously entertaining film.
    • 100

      Newsweek

      The Departed is Scorsese's most purely enjoyable movie in years. But it's not for the faint of heart. It's rude, bleak, violent and defiantly un-PC. But if you doubt that it's also OK to laugh throughout this rat's nest of paranoia, deceit and bloodshed, keep your eyes on the final frames. Scorsese's parting shot is an uncharacteristic, but well-earned, wink.
    • 100

      ReelViews

      The original film was gritty and entertaining ("Infernal Affairs"); the new version is a masterpiece - the best effort Scorsese has brought to the screen since "Goodfellas."
    • 100

      Premiere

      A triumphant revisiting of territory in which Scorsese is an unchallenged master -- the crime drama.
    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      The very title The Departed suggests a James Joycean take on Irish-Catholic sentiment when, of course, this story is anything but: It's Scorsesean, and he's in full bloom.
    • 90

      Variety

      This reworking of a popular Hong Kong picture pulses with energy, tangy dialogue and crackling performances from a fine cast.
    • 80

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      The movie works smashingly, especially if you haven't seen its Hong Kong counterpart and haven't a clue what's coming. But for all its snap, crackle, and pop, it's nowhere near as galvanic emotionally.

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