THE DEPARTED
Special Features: 20th Anniversary
Boston mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) has groomed Southie kid Colin (Matt Damon) since childhood to go to school, graduate from the police academy, get on the Special Investigations Unit and from there work as a well-placed mole for him. Young cop Billy (Leonardo DiCaprio) has followed a parallel — but opposite — route, from police academy to deep undercover placement working for the mob as Costello’s trusted young protégé. Who will uncover whom first? Martin Scorsese’s reworking of Hong Kong hit INFERNAL AFFAIRS became his biggest critical success, winning Academy Awards® for Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay and Editing. Scorsese was also inspired by ASHES AND DIAMONDS, the searing war drama from Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda playing in our Andrzej Wajda Centennial series), noting similarities between the protagonists of the two movies; he urged DiCaprio to watch actor Zbigniew Cybulski’s performance because both of their characters are seek gudiance on what is right in a morally ambiguous world. DIR Martin Scorsese; SCR William Monahan, from the 2002 film INFERNAL AFFAIRS, screenplay by Alan Mak and Felix Chong; PROD Brad Grey, Graham King, Brad Pitt. U.S., 2006, color, 151 min. RATED R
Run Time: 151 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, May 08, 2026
Genre: Crime drama
