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Critic Lisa Schwarzbaum
rated 7

It's Scorsesean, and he's in full bloom.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly
Critic Marc Savlov
rated 8

Watching this new film by Scorsese is tantamount to falling in love again with the brash, cinematic bad boy from New York City, the little "Italianamerican"...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...a big, brash, splatteringly violent mob opera starring Jack Nicholson giving it the full Pavarotti...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Cynthia Fuchs
rated 8

...Billy and Colin’s doubled-and-different struggles are cleverly illustrated by surveillance and communications technology...

Read full review at Popmatters
Critic Claudia Puig
rated 9

...director Martin Scorsese returns with breathtaking assurance to the arena in which he is at his best: the gritty and complex crime drama.

Read full review at Usa Today
Critic Scott Tobias
rated 9

When a director of Scorsese's caliber is working at the top of his game, it's a reminder of why we go to the movies in the first place.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic James Berardinelli
rated 10

In making 'The Departed', Scorsese has retained the essential plot structure of 'Infernal Affairs' but has transformed the movie into something truly his own.

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Critic Nick Schager
rated 6

Scorsese's film, for much of its 150 minutes, rocks violently, passionately, urgently.

Read full review at Slant Magazine

Cast & Crew

Martin Scorsese
Director
Joseph P. Reidy
As Priest with Young Colin
Joseph P. Reidy
Director
David Fischer
As Executed Man
David Fischer
Director
Martin Sheen
As Capt. Oliver Charles Queenan
Alec Baldwin
As Capt. George Ellerby

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The Departed is a 2006 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, set in South Boston. The film follows two undercover agents, Billy Costigan (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and Colin Sullivan (played by Matt Damon), who are sent to infiltrate the Irish Mob syndicate run by Frank Costello (played by Jack Nicholson). While Billy gains Costello's trust and rises through the ranks, Colin becomes a mole within the police department, feeding information to Costello. As both sides discover there's a mole among them, tensions rise and loyalties are tested. The film received critical acclaim for its gripping storyline, strong performances, and Scorsese's direction. It won several awards, including four Oscars.

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