The Departed

The Departed

Cops or criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment

2006151 min8.2 / 10

A tense, morally murky crime thriller about dual infiltration and identity corruption, where the line between cop and criminal dissolves under pressure.

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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Questions people ask

  • Is The Departed scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Departed violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does The Departed end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Departed sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Departed easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like The Departed, and what each one shares →

Like The Departed

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Departed

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Departed, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Departed, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Departed, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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