The Departed Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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

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  Leonardo DiCaprio

  One Battle After Another, Inception

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  Matt Damon

  The RIP, The Odyssey

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  Jack Nicholson

  The Bucket List, Anger Management

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  Mark Wahlberg

  Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, The Family Plan 2

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  Martin Sheen

  The Way: Chapter 2, Bobby

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  Ray Winstone

  Rango, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

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  Vera Farmiga

  The Conjuring: Last Rites, Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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  Anthony Anderson

  Scream 4, The Star

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  Alec Baldwin

  Rust, Crescent City

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  Gerard McSorley

  Veronica Guerin

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  David O'Hara

  Stand Off, Stander

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  James Badge Dale

  Parkland, Iron Man 3

Who is making The Departed – Crew List

A look at The Departed behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Martin Scorsese last helmed Killers of the Flower Moon and Rolling Thunder. The film's writer William Monahan last penned Marlowe and The Tender Bar.

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenwriter

William Monahan

Producer

Graham King

Production – What we know about the The Departed

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Dec 2004

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