The Departed (2006)

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Martin Scorsese Director previously directed No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

A cat and mouse style crime thriller about cops and criminals trying to hunt each other down. An American remake of Hong Kong film 'Infernal Affairs'. The film was nominated for 5 oscars and won 4 of them.

Trivia:

As of 2010, The Departed holds the record for most uses of the word 'fuck' and all its variants (237) in a Best Picture Oscar winning movie.

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Reference: Bottle Rocket

Mark Wahlberg's character "Dignam" is based on Owen Wilson's character in Bottle Rocket, as Martin Scorsese loves the film

Quote: Frank Costello

"You do good in school?"

Young Colin Sullivan

"Yeah."

Frank Costello

"That's good. I did too. They call that a paradox."

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Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio William Costigan
Matt Damon Colin Sullivan
Jack Nicholson Frank Costello
Mark Wahlberg Sean Dignam
Martin Sheen Cpt. Queenan
Ray Winstone Mr. French
Vera Farmiga Madolyn
Anthony Anderson Brown
Alec Baldwin Cpt. Ellerby
Kevin Corrigan Cousin Sean
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Rookie cop Billy Costigan grew up in crime.  That makes him the perfect mole, the man on the inside of the mob run by boss Frank Costello.  It's his job to win Costello's trust and help his detective handlers bring Costello down.  Meanwhile, SIU office Colin Sullivan has everyone's trust.  No one suspects he's Costello's mole.
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Name The Departed
US Release Oct. 6, 2006
UK Release Oct. 6, 2006
AUS Release Oct. 12, 2006
Runtime 151
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Rating R
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $132,384,315
    Foreign +157,463,039
  • = total worldwide gross $289,847,354
  • - a reported budget of $90,000,000
  • = a 222.1% net profit of $199,847,354
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