Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'

January. 01,2007      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Authorities, journalists along with the cast & crew from _Departed, The (2006)_ talk about the film's influences. Among them being a real-life Boston gangster named Whitey Bulger, who is the mold for Jack Nicholson's character.

Martin Scorsese as  Self
William Monahan as  Self
Leonardo DiCaprio as  Self
Matt Damon as  Self
Mark Wahlberg as  Self

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Reviews

Lollivan
2007/01/01

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Tayloriona
2007/01/02

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Aubrey Hackett
2007/01/03

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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Bob
2007/01/04

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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