The Departed

The Departed

2006 · 151 min · EN · R · 8.2 (16,238 votes)
Dir. Martin Scorsese · Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone · Music Howard Shore

Cops or criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?

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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.

VIBE

A relentless, gritty plunge into a world of moral decay and high-stakes deception. It's a cynical, violent ballet of loyalty and betrayal, where every character is trapped in a web of their own making. The tension is palpable, the dialogue sharp, and the consequences brutal, leaving you breathless.

grittytensecynicalviolentrelentlesspropulsiveurban crime dramadialogue-drivenneo-noir elementsensemble castloyaltybetrayalidentitycorruptionmoral ambiguity
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