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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 85/100. Every source lands within 6 points of the others, across 17,000 audience votes. Scores higher than 99% of the 3,165 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 31m.
Synopsis
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic85/100
16,603 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin ScorseseDirector
- William MonahanScreenplay
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprioBilly
- Matt DamonColin
- Jack NicholsonCostello
- Mark WahlbergDignam
- Martin SheenQueenan
- Ray WinstoneMr. French
- Vera FarmigaMadolyn
- Anthony AndersonBrown
- Alec BaldwinEllerby
- Kevin CorriganCousin Sean
- James Badge DaleBarrigan
- David O'HaraFitzy
Stills
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Shares: Mob / Mafia · Mafia & Mob · Crime
Themes
policeundercoverboston, massachusettsgangsterirish-americancrime bossfriendsremakemobsterorganized crimemafiaundercover cop
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