The Departed
2006 · 151 min
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Written by Alan Mak, Felix Chong, William Monahan. Photographed by Michael Ballhaus. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg.
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Critics 91% · audiences 94% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free) · 5 Oscar nominations, 4 won