# The Departed (2006)

> Two infiltrators on opposite sides of Boston’s criminal divide race to expose each other before their false identities collapse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/953

## Facts

- Runtime: 151 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: gritty, paranoid, propulsive, late night thriller viewing, crime film marathon

## Synopsis

In a world where loyalty is tested, two men live double lives in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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