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Plot. In the 1980s in Boston, Irish Mob boss Frank Costello introduces himself to a young Colin Sullivan. Many years later, Sullivan has been groomed as a spy inside the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) and joins the Special Investigation Unit (SIU).
The Departed: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg. An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
- Martin Scorsese
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A crime-action thriller about two moles, one in the police and one in the Irish mob, who try to expose each other in Boston. The film features a star-studded cast, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Alec Baldwin.
Find out who starred in the Oscar-winning crime thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, based on a Hong Kong film. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
- What Happens in The Departed's Ending
- Frank Costello’s Secret
- How Billy Costigan Discovers The Rat in The State Police
- Who Kills Who in The Shootout
- Why Staff Sergeant Dignam Returns
- The Real Meaning of The Departed’s Ending
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Twists That Nobody Saw Coming
In The Departed's ending, nearly everyone is dead except for Colin Sullivan. After years of spying for the mob, he's left as the only one with knowledge about his duplicity. That is until his girlfriend, Dr. Madolyn Madden (Vera Farmiga), receives a recording proving that he is a rat. Even if she doesn’t reveal his crime, Colin still hasn't escaped being discovered. A major theme of The Departed is that characters ultimately pay for their two-faced nature and no one stays hidden for long. Eve...
Hiding Things Until The End
Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), is one of the more evil villains in a Scorsese movie. Frank commits many illegal activities throughout The Departed, but for some reason, they are never pinned on the mob boss. As it turns out, Frank himself was a rat, for the FBI, and as no department ever reveals who their moles are, no one in the State Police was aware that the man they were trying to indict was actually already working as a rat and is therefore untouchable. This revelation comes crashing d...
The Only Person Who Figured Out Colin
With Frank and Captain Queenan (Martin Sheen) both dead, Billy and Colin feel safe at last. DiCaprio and Damon are finally on-screen together for the first time at The Departed's ending,and it’s in their meeting that Billy sees the envelope marked “Citizens Trust," something that only Frank could have had. With that information, Billy goes after Colin. Billy may have stopped searching after he was released from his duty and tried to forget everything, but the fact that the informant is right...
There Are Several Major Deaths
The Departed ending sees three characters shot in quick succession, with only Colin left standing. In another twist, Trooper Barrigan (James Badge Dale) turns out to also be working for the Irish mob, and he shoots Trooper Brown (Anthony Anderson) and Billy, adding another death to DiCaprio’s movie career. Colin finishes off the killings by shooting Barrigan so that there are no loose ends. Even though Barrigan and Colin are ostensibly on the same side, Colin is loyal to no one but himself an...
The Only Man Left Standing
As the man who never lied about who he was, Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam is the type who can sniff out when another is being duplicitous. The Departed's characters are wrapped in so many layers of lies that it can be difficult to tell what’s real. It takes someone like Dignam, who only knows how to operate honestly and directly, to cut through the maze of deception. Dignam doesn’t fall for Billy ducking questionsduring his interview, and he never takes his eyes off Colin during his, despite the...
Scorsese Has Fun With The Ending
In terms of Scorsese movies, The Departed ending leans closer to The Wolf of Wall Street than it does Goodfellas — it’s ridiculous on purpose. The Departed ending is bloody and grim, but overall, it is farcical. Every character is either angry, crying, or laughing with not much in between; emotions run wild and everyone has a hair trigger. The film moves lightning-fast, and the rapid-fire ending scenes offer a twist every time a location changes. Though The Departed's final image of a rat is...
Learn how the shocking and confusing ending of The Departed reveals the true identities and fates of the moles in the Irish Mob and the Boston State Police. Find out why Frank Costello is a rat, how Colin Sullivan is exposed, and who survives the final shootout.
South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career...
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Oct 5, 2006 · Overview. 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.
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