The Departed
Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice.
A cop infiltrates the Irish mob while a mobster infiltrates the police, and both men race to unmask the other first.
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Signature
- Darkness · Suspense · Drama
- Worldwide
- $291M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Departed actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
A cop infiltrates the Irish mob while a mobster infiltrates the police, and both men race to unmask the other first.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Departed appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #5
Ranked #5 because pure structural tension sustained for two and a half hours.
Two moles, one city, no exits.
- Thriller Movies Ranked #8
Ranked #8 because rated 9.0 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest thriller titles in the catalogue.
A cop infiltrates the Irish mob while a mobster infiltrates the police, and both men race to unmask the other first.
- Crime Movies Ranked #9
Ranked #9 because rated 9.0 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest crime titles in the catalogue.
A cop infiltrates the Irish mob while a mobster infiltrates the police, and both men race to unmask the other first.
- Drama Movies Ranked #17
Ranked #17 because rated 9.0 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest drama titles in the catalogue.
A cop infiltrates the Irish mob while a mobster infiltrates the police, and both men race to unmask the other first.
The record
Awards
7 wins · 5 nominations
Academy Awards
4 wins · 5 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
1 win
- WinnerAmanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
1 win
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Villain
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Departed returned 3.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $90M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $291M
- Release date
- Oct 6, 2006
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Cantonese
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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