The Departed (2007)

Martin Scorsese's Departed is one of the year's best films and one of his best, after his 2 or 3 indisputable classics.
Remade from a 2002 Hong Kong smash called Infernal Affairs, The Departed tells of moles within the Boston State Police Department and the South Boston Irish-American mob.

Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller

Plot Outline: Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities.

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Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 34 nominations.

-Oscars Won:
Best Achievement in Directing....Martin Scorsese
Best Achievement in Editing....Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Motion Picture of the Year....Graham King
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay....William Monahan

-Also Nominated for:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role....Mark Wahlberg

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Cast(Not all):
Leonardo DiCaprio....Billy Costigan
Matt Damon....Colin Sullivan
Jack Nicholson....Frank Costello
Mark Wahlberg....Dignam
Martin Sheen....Captain Queenan
Ray Winstone....Mr. French
Vera Farmiga....Madolyn
Anthony Anderson....Brown
Alec Baldwin....Ellerby
Kevin Corrigan....Cousin Sean

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Our Comment:

The Departed is considered as the best movie of this year, it is rated #72 on IMDB's top-250 movies of all time, it is also rated 8.4/10, not forgetting it is a 4-oscar winning movie, wow guys that's really awesome, I hope you'll have the oppurtunity to watch this movie, and never be departed from our RLs Forums, enjoy your time....