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The Departed
2006
· Movie
· 151 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #155
- IMDb #38
- Google retired #600
- Rotten Tomatoes #286
- Metacritic #174
- Letterboxd #82
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #859
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #135
- Metacritic Critics #387
- Metacritic Audience #84
- Criticker #213
- Douban #1323
- Kinopoisk #43
- AlloCiné #168
- Trakt #76
Every rating
70–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The Massachusetts State Police are waging a war on organized crime. To infiltrate the Irish mob, they assign an impulsive young cop to go undercover. Simultaneously, the mob has planted their own mole inside the state police. Both moles must race to uncover the identity of the other before their own cover is blown, leading to a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer
- William Monahan
- Based on
- Infernal Affairs
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Initial Entertainment Group, Vertigo Entertainment
- Released
- 4 October 2006
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States
- Language
- English, Cantonese
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $90.0M
- Box office
- $291.5M
- Awards
- 48 wins, 57 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 105 →9 major awards won · 48 wins from 105 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Picture | Graham King | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Film Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2007 | Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
| Critics Choice Awards 2007 | Best Picture | The Departed | Winner |
| Critics Choice Awards 2007 | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2007 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2007 | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
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Academy Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Winner |
| Best Picture | Graham King | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Nominee |
Critics Choice Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | The Departed | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Composer | Howard Shore | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Writer | William Monahan | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Departed | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Mark Wahlberg | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, and Ray Winstone | Nominee |
| Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Kristi Zea | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Howard Shore | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Graham King | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Leonardo DiCaprio | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Screenplay: Adapted | William Monahan | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | The Departed | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | The Departed | Winner |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | The Departed | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | The Departed | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Departed | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Nominee |
Empire Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Thriller | The Departed | Winner |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Female Newcomer | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Departed | Nominee |
| Scene of the Year | Frank and Mr. French interrogate Costigan | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Winner |
| Best International Film | The Departed | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Thelma Schoonmaker | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
Edgar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
Guys Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Gangstertainment | The Departed | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Villain | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
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British Academy Film Awards
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| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | William Monahan | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominee |
| Best Film | Brad Pitt, Brad Grey and Graham King | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
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| Best Film | The Departed | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations
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| Director of the Year | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Departed | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
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| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Argentine Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
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| Best Feature | The Departed | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
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