The Departed
The ones lost
The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, following an undercover cop infiltrating the Boston Irish mob and a mob mole inside the police department.
The film won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.
It remakes the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs.
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Criminal organization using intimidation
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
Costello · syndicate · kingpin · racketeering · extortion · money laundering · hitman · enforcer
Enter secretly to observe
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- ratRodent or informer
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- aliasAdopted false name
covert · surveillance · handler · wire · badge · sleeper · clandestine · pretense
Deceptive outward appearance
- personaAssumed public identity
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
conflicted · conscience · self · duplicity · masquerade · pretense · true self · morality
- DamonFamed faithful friend
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
DiCaprio · Nicholson · Wahlberg · screenplay · direction · editing · soundtrack · ensemble
One who betrays allegiance
- ratRodent or informer
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
disloyalty · turncoat · sellout · Judas · betrayer · duplicitous · perfidy · treason
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- chaseRapid following of quarry
menace · fear · anxiety · anticipation · adrenaline · shock · peril · foreboding
mafia
Criminal organization using intimidation
Boston · Costello · syndicate · kingpin · racketeering · extortion · money laundering · hitman · enforcer · mobster
infiltrate
Enter secretly to observe
alias · covert · surveillance · handler · wire · badge · sleeper · clandestine · pretense · masquerade
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
- personaAssumed public identity
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
loyalty · conflicted · conscience · self · duplicity · masquerade · pretense · true self · morality · corruption
Scorsese
- DamonFamed faithful friend
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- OscarAcademy's golden award
DiCaprio · Nicholson · Wahlberg · Academy · screenplay · direction · editing · soundtrack · ensemble · Boston
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- ratRodent or informer
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
backstabbing · disloyalty · turncoat · sellout · Judas · betrayer · duplicitous · perfidy · treason · revenge
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
chase · menace · fear · anxiety · anticipation · adrenaline · shock · peril · foreboding · ominous
- 2006World Cup, Winter Olympics, Torino, PlayStation 3, midterm elections
- Mob MediaThe Godfather, Goodfellas, The Sopranos, Scarface, Casino
- ScorseseGoodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Casino, The Irishman
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
- BostonBeacon Hill, Boston Common, Boston Harbor, Charlestown, Chinatown
- cop filmsBeverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, Hot Fuzz, RoboCop, Dirty Harry
The DepartedThe Shawshank Redemption
depart, departure, departed, departing, deport, departs, deportation, deported, departures