An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 99 wins & 141 nominations total
David O'Hara
- Fitzy
- (as David Patrick O'Hara)
Richard Hughes
- Uncle Edward
- (as Dick Hughes)
- Director
- Writers
- William Monahan
- Alan Mak(2002 screenplay Mou gaan dou)
- Felix Chong(2002 screenplay Mou gaan dou)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLeonardo DiCaprio described his character as being in a "constant, 24-hour panic attack."
- Goofs(at around 2h 5 mins) When Sullivan pulls up Costigan's record in the computer, his date of birth is initially listed as 11/7/1984. The next time he pulls up the record, the date is 11/7/1980.
- Crazy creditsThe title doesn't appear on screen until nearly 20 minutes into the movie.
- Alternate versionsIn India, the film was given an A (adults only) certificate after the visual of Frank Costello holding a dildo was deleted. This change is visible in the Hindi dubbed VCD which shows a slight frame jump.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun (2006)
- SoundtracksGimme Shelter
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
By arrangement with ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
Featured review
Twist endings and Leo, name a better duo
Nicholson, Damon, and Dicaprio make for an absolute powerhouse trio in this classic film. I have had this on my watch list for quite some time, and although it wasn't as rock solid as I was expecting, it's ending was right up my alley. Aside from the phenomenal acting and the satisfying conclusion, I was only impressed with the simplicity of which a complex double-rat story was told. I never felt lost trying to keep track of who worked for who and who was spying on who, because the filmmakers laid it out so clearly for me.
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- jackgdemoss
- Jul 2, 2019
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Điệp Vụ Boston
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $132,399,394
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,887,467
- Oct 8, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $291,481,358
- Runtime2 hours 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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