The Departed (2006)
Directed by Martin Scorsese · 151 min · Drama, Thriller, Crime
94.2 TOPICAL score · #39 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Departed (2006, directed by Martin Scorsese) has a TOPICAL score of 94.2 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on cast and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 7 awards from 8 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 85. Audiences: TMDB 8.2/10 (16,774 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 80 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 85
- AudienceTMDB 8.2/10 (16,774 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10
- Awards7 wins, 8 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 80 languages
- Still read312,071 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio (actor #5), Matt Damon (actor #105), Jack Nicholson (actor #4), Mark Wahlberg (actor #632)
“Entertainment Weekly ranked it on its end-of-the-decade "Best of" list, saying, "If they're lucky, directors make one classic film in their career. Martin Scorsese has one per decade (Taxi Driver in the '70s, Raging Bull in the '80s, Goodfellas in the '90s). His 2006 Irish Mafia masterpiece kept the streak alive."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10