The Departed

Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it?

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Podcast Release Date:
Feb 12, 2010

Martin Scorsese / Leonardo DiCaprio Series Episode 3

The rat symbolizes obviousness

Jack Nicholson. Alec Baldwin. Martin Sheen. Matt Damon. Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s an all-star cast, but how well can these movie icons fake a Bah-stan accent? We get to find out in The Departed, Martin Scorsese’s first organized crime film since Goodfellas. This is the film that finally won Scorsese his Oscar, but does the film deserve it or was Scorsese just given a de facto ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’? Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart have watched the film, so listen and find out!

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Movie Details

Series
Martin Scorsese / Leonardo DiCaprio
Director
Martin Scorsese
Runtime
2 h 31 min
Release Date
5 October 2006
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Overview
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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