The Departed Review: ★ 4 Quality & ☺3½ Rewatchability (4140 Ratings)

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The Departed 2006

Martin Scorsese

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen

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Sriram Varma over 3 years ago

Alejandro Betancourt over 4 years ago

You follow the rat and the rat follows you! this movie will catch you completely!

Rakesh M over 4 years ago

Dicaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Wahlberg and Scorsese *** Watched it so many times !!!

Noah Rymer 5 years ago

I'm not a martin scorsese fan, but this adaptation is a welcome exception.

Dónal Kennedy over 5 years ago

Dodgy accents aside, a magnificently crafted and tense gangster film.

JeffB over 5 years ago

Badass movie! Leo and Damon look similar throughout parts of the movie though.

Michael Cole almost 6 years ago

I'm not big into organized crime dramas, and this does nothing to change my mind.

Margarida Portela 6 years ago

Better than i was expecting!

Andrea Ortiz 6 years ago

so unexpected

OmarQadanأبو البِشْر over 6 years ago

such amazing movie

Tony Gandía over 6 years ago

Scorsese recaptures his gritty glory w/ this tense tale of police corruption & deception.

John Morris over 6 years ago

A moody and tense gangster flick that doesn't scrimp on gore. Enjoyable.

Gabi Lener over 6 years ago

Fast paced, several plot twists and great performances.

Fernando Dunn II almost 7 years ago

All-star cast and directing. And you get 2-3 intense stories in one.

Darren John almost 7 years ago

Watch Infernal Affairs instead

Arun.S.Paul almost 7 years ago

Outstanding direction and a first class script. The Departed may just be Scorsese's best.

emilio murillo almost 7 years ago

Fast paced. Two great, intricate and opposed parallel stories. Breathtaking plot twists.

Dominique Laurion 7 years ago

Holds up pretty well for a remake and even got Scorsese his first Oscar.

JustinMFnTime 7 years ago

Classic must watch. Intense over the wall drama. Instant classic and a must own.

Derek Cutlip over 7 years ago

All-star action and suspense. The ending is. . . well, one of my favorites.

The Departed is a 2006 American crime thriller film, fashioned as a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. Like Infernal Affairs before it, The Departed is noted for its star-studded cast, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin. It won several awards, including Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards; Best Picture, Best Director (Scorsese), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing. Wahlberg was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but lost to Alan Arkin for his role in Little Miss Sunshine. The film takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, where Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello plants Colin Sullivan as an informant within the Massachusetts State Police. Simultaneously, the police assign undercover cop William "Billy" Costigan to infiltrate Costello's crew. When both sides realize the...