Rent The Departed (2006)
3.8 of 5 from 940 ratings
2h 31min
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- Synopsis:
Rookie cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) grew up in crime. That makes him the perfect mole, the man on the inside of the mob run by boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). It's his job to win Cosello's trust and help his detective handlers (Mark Wahlbery and Martin Sheen) bring Costello down. Meanwhile, SIU officer Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) has everyone's trust. No one suspects he's Costello's mole. Now these covert lives cross and collide is at the ferocious core of the widely acclaimed The Departed. Martin Scorsese directs, guiding a cast for the ages in a visceral tale of crime and consequences. This is searing, can't-look-away filmmaking: like into the eyes of a con - or a cop - with a gun. - Actors:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan, James Badge Dale, David O'Hara, Mark Rolston, Robert Wahlberg, Kristen Dalton, Thomas B. Duffy, J.C. MacKenzie, Mary Klug, Peg Holzemer, Robert 'Toshi' Kar Yuen Chan
- Directors:
- Martin Scorsese
- Producers:
- Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham King
- Voiced By:
- Bo Cleary
- Writers:
- William Monahan, Alan Mak, Felix Chong
- Others:
- William Monahan, Thelma Schoonmaker
- Studio:
- Entertainment In Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 2007, 2008, Action & Adventure, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Jack Nicholson, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, Oscars: Winners & Losers, The Best Gangster and Mafia Films, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Martin Scorsese, Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top 10 World Cinema Remakes, Top Films
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/08/2007
- Run Time:
- 151 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Additional Scenes with Introductions by Martin Scorsese
- Stranger Than Fiction: The Story Of The Boston Mob: The Real-Life Gangster Behind Jack Nicholson's Character
- Crossing Criminal Cultures: How Little Italy's Crime And Violence Influence Scorsese's Work
- Theatrical Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/04/2024
- Run Time:
- 151 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English Close Captioned, Finnish, German Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Guilt and Betrayal: Looking into 'The Departed'
- Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
- Crossing Criminal Cultures
- 9 Additional Scenes with Introductions by Martin Scorsese
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Reviews (12) of The Departed
Outstanding Oscar winner - The Departed review by CP Customer
I thought this was an exceptional piece of film making. The cast are outstanding; DiCaprio acts everyone else out of almost every scene, although Wahlberg gives him a run for his money in a couple! Nicholson is genuinely frightening as the mob boss. They are lucky to be working with such a brilliant script, and, of course, the genius direction of Scorsese. It's violent and shocking and some parts had me staring at the screen open mouthed. I didn't find it predictable, in fact there were many twists and turns. A fantastic evening's viewing and a classic must-see.
4 out of 5 members found this review helpful.
Not a Classic - The Departed review by CP Customer
Saying that this Scorsese picture is not that good is like saying that you live in a naf house in kensington. They don't exist.Putting this observation aside and only comparing this movie with other scorsese pictures, its pretty poor. Jack Nicholson is always very watchable, but seems to spend the whole movie doing a parody of himself. As for the others, Leonardo Decaprio is probably the best and seems to give it 100%, Mark Whalberg and Matt Damon seem out of their depth.Although the film moves at a good pace the plot seems clunky at times and a bit predictable. Compared to other filmmakers this picture is very good, Compared to Scorsese's other work, its very average.
4 out of 5 members found this review helpful.
One of Scorsese weakest films to date. - The Departed review by CP Customer
The Departed has got to rank as one of the most undeserving Oscar winners of all time. The film is actually a remake of the 2002 Honk Kong film 'Infernal Affairs' which itself was a decidedly average good cop/bad cop movie. Aside from the generic Scorsese direction the acting is easily the weakest part of the film. DiCaprio and Damon are fairly unremarkable, Jack Nicholson gives the same performance he does for every bad guy he plays and Ray Winstone was plain awful with a cockney/Irish/American accent which was pretty much laughable throughout the whole film. Overall, this is easily one of Scorsese weakest films to date and unfairly showered with awards, more due to guilt at overlooking Scorsese's past films than out of any real merit as a good movie in its own right.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.