# Black Mass (2015)

> A chilling true-crime portrait of Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger and the corrupt FBI alliance that helped him rise.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/150245

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, History
- Director: Scott Cooper
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Julianne Nicholson, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355683/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, foreboding, harrowing, crime movie night, true crime viewing

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