The Departed Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

New York, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dec. 22, 2008

The Departed

Release Date: Friday, October 6, 2006

Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Roy Lee, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga, James Badge Dale, Anthony Anderson, Doug Davison, Martin Sheen, Jack Nicholson, David O'Hara, Alec Baldwin, Martin Scorsese, Ray Winstone, William Monahan, Graham King, G. Mac Brown, Gerard McSorley, Kristen Dalton

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Plot

What's the story about?

"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.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Departed.

Leonardo DiCaprio
The Wolf of Wall Street, The Battle of Baktan Cross
Matt Damon
Christopher Nolan Next Movie, Interstellar
Jack Nicholson
Anger Management, How Do You Know
Mark Wahlberg
Flight Risk , Daddy’s Home
Martin Sheen
The Way: Chapter 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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Ray Winstone
Black Widow, Damsel
Vera Farmiga
Origin, The Conjuring
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Anthony Anderson
Scream 4, Scary Movie 3
Alec Baldwin
Rise of the Guardians, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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Gerard McSorley
Veronica Guerin
D
David O'Hara
Tristan + Isolde, Stand Off
J
James Badge Dale
World War Z, Rebel Ridge

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

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: New York, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as: Infernal Affairs
Language: English

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Production Details

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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Departed was released in on Friday, October 6, 2006. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Employee of the Month, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Babel.

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