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MOVIE · 2006

The Departed

CrimeDramaThriller151 min

In Boston, a police recruit goes undercover inside the Irish mob just as the syndicate installs its own man within the state police, turning every raid, tip, and promotion into a hunt for the other side’s mole. Leonardo DiCaprio is the cop trying to earn Frank Costello’s trust, while Matt Damon’s Colin Sullivan rises through the department with access to its most sensitive information. Martin Scorsese stages the standoff as a tightening war of surveillance and suspicion, with Jack Nicholson’s Costello ruling South Boston through intimidation, charm, and sudden violence.

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