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.
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...