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The Departed

Movie·2006·Drama, Thriller, Crime·2h 31m·8.2 (16,246)·Directed by Martin Scorsese

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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.

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Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprioBillyMatt DamonMatt DamonColinJack NicholsonJack NicholsonCostelloMark WahlbergMark WahlbergDignamMartin SheenMartin SheenQueenanRay WinstoneRay WinstoneMr. FrenchVera FarmigaVera FarmigaMadolynAnthony AndersonAnthony AndersonBrown

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