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The Departed

2006 · Crime · Martin Scorsese · 2h 31m

A young cop goes undercover inside a Boston crime boss's crew while one of the boss's own men rises through the state police, and each side works out there is a rat. It is long, loud and full of swearing.

  • Clearly heavy
  • Clearly realistic

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