The Departed Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

"The Departed" is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy—and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.

Action Adventure Crime Drama Remake Gangster

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Departed.

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  Leonardo DiCaprio

  One Battle After Another, Inception

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  Matt Damon

  IF, The Odyssey

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  Jack Nicholson

  How Do You Know, A Decade Under the Influence

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  Mark Wahlberg

  Flight Risk , Pain and Gain

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  Martin Sheen

  Bobby, The Amazing Spider-Man

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  Ray Winstone

  13, Cats

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  Vera Farmiga

  The Judge, Ezra

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  Anthony Anderson

  G20, Scream 4

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  Alec Baldwin

  Clear Cut, Three Mississippi

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  Gerard McSorley

  Veronica Guerin

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  David O'Hara

  Tristan + Isolde, Stand Off

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  James Badge Dale

  The Senior, Miss Meadows

Crew Behind the Film

The The Departed behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Martin Scorsese last directed Killers of the Flower Moon and Rolling Thunder. The film's writer William Monahan last wrote Marlowe and The Tender Bar.

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenwriter

William Monahan

Producer

Graham King

Production Details

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Production Updates for The Departed

Dec 2004

Completed

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