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The Departed is a 2006 American crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster and crime boss Whitey Bulger. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale in supporting roles.

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2006 · 2h 31m · R · Drama · Thriller · Crime

Rotten Tomatoes 91%Metacritic 85/100IMDb 8.5/10TMDB 8.2/10 (16,459 votes)

The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. A remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it is also loosely based on real-life people, including the Winter Hill Gang, corrupt FBI agent John Connolly and Irish-American crime boss Whitey Bulger. The film is set primarily in South Boston; Irish Mob boss Frank Costello plants Colin Sullivan as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police; simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper Billy Costigan to infiltrate Costello's mob crew. The ensemble cast also features Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale.

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Box office $291M worldwide

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Martin ScorseseDirector

Alec Baldwinas George Ellerby

Anthony Andersonas Brown

Billy Smith

Cast & crew political lean — 3 of 19 researched: 3 left · 0 center · 0 right · 0 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.

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The Departed is a 2006 American crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster and crime boss Whitey Bulger. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale in supporting roles.

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2006 · 2h 31m · R · Drama · Thriller · Crime

Rotten Tomatoes 91%Metacritic 85/100IMDb 8.5/10TMDB 8.2/10 (16,459 votes)

The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. A remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it is also loosely based on real-life people, including the Winter Hill Gang, corrupt FBI agent John Connolly and Irish-American crime boss Whitey Bulger. The film is set primarily in South Boston; Irish Mob boss Frank Costello plants Colin Sullivan as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police; simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper Billy Costigan to infiltrate Costello's mob crew. The ensemble cast also features Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale.

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Box office $291M worldwide

IMDb ↗Wikipedia ↗

Family guide

Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗

Cast & crew

Martin ScorseseDirector

Alec Baldwinas George Ellerby

Anthony Andersonas Brown

Billy Smith

Cast & crew political lean — 3 of 19 researched: 3 left · 0 center · 0 right · 0 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.