"Cops or criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?"

2006

2h 31m

8.2(15418 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Overview

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

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Cast & Crew

102 members

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Billy

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Matt Damon

Colin

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Jack Nicholson

Costello

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Mark Wahlberg

Dignam

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Martin Sheen

Queenan

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Ray Winstone

Mr. French

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Vera Farmiga

Madolyn

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Anthony Anderson

Brown

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Alec Baldwin

Ellerby

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Kevin Corrigan

Cousin Sean

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James Badge Dale

Barrigan

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David O'Hara

Fitzy

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Mark Rolston

Delahunt

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Robert Wahlberg

Lazio (FBI)

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Kristen Dalton

Gwen

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Thomas B. Duffy

Govenor

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Richard Hughes

Uncle Edward

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J.C. MacKenzie

Realtor

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Mary Klug

Billy's Aunt

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Peg Holzemer

Mrs. Kennefick

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Robert 'Toshi' Kar Yuen Chan

Triad Boss

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Gurdeep Singh

Pakistani Proprietor

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Armen Garo

Providence Gangster #1

Crew

John Cenatiempo

Providence Gangster #2

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Joseph Riccobene

Kneecapped Bankrobber

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Billy Smith

Detective #1 Tailing Queenan

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Lyman Chen

Translator

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Kevin P. McCarthy

Detective #1 - Colin's Unit

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Chris Fischer

Detective #2 - Colin's Unit

Crew

Brian Smyj

Man Glassed in Bar

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William Severs

Older Priest

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Larry Mitchell

Younger Priest

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Anthony Estrella

Police Camera Tech

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Andrew Breving

Police Cell Phone Tech

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Tracey Paleo

Darlene the Secretary

Crew

Douglas Crosby

Man Killed by French

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Dorothy Lyman

Woman at Bar #1

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Audrie Neenan

Woman at Bar #2

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Frank Mallicoat

News Anchor

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Paula DeMers

Billy's Mother

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Conor Donovan

Young Colin

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Amanda Lynch

Carmen

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Sallie Toussaint

Woman at Opera

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Patrick Coppola

Bookie Harassed by French

Crew

Mick O'Rourke

Jimmy Bags

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Deborah Carlson

Sister Mary Theresa

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Nellie Sciutto

Queenan's Secretary

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Peter Welch

Other Prisoner

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Henry Yuk

Chinese Government Man

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Dennis Lynch

Costello's Crew #1

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Michael Byron

Costello's Crew #2

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William Lee

Costello's Crew #3

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John Rue

Luncheonette Proprietor

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Peter Crafts

Man in Costello's Bar

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Joseph P. Reidy

Priest w/ Young Colin

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John Farrer

Priest at Billy's Funeral

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Paris Karounos

Jimmy Pappas

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Brian Haley

Detective #2 Tailing Queenan

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Terry Serpico

Detective #3 Tailing Queenan

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Jay Giannone

Detective #4 Tailing Queenan

Crew

John Polce

Lynn Detective

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Bo Cleary

Drill Instructor #2 (voice)

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David Conley

Gang Member with Mr. French

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Victor Chan

Chinese Delivery Man

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Jill Brown

Executed Woman

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Sarah Fearon

French's Wife

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Denece Ryland

Woman Doctor

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Daniel F. Risteen, Jr.

Crack House Cop #1

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Francis P. Hughes

Crack House Cop #2

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Johnny Cicco

Crack Addict

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Chance Kelly

Exam Instructor

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Shay Duffin

Bartender at Brasserie

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John McConnell

Bookie in Costello's Bar

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Kenneth Stoddard

State Trooper #1

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Jeffrey Winter

State Trooper #2

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Paddy Curran

New Guy

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Crew

Mark Philip Patrick

New Guy

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David Fischer

Executed Man

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Walter Y.F. Wong

Waiter in Alley

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Tony M. Yee

Waiter in Alley

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Francesca Scorsese

Little Girl at Airport

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Alex Morris

Young Man at Airport

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Production

Emma Tillinger Koskoff

Woman with Dog

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Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo

Crack House Denizen

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Takumi Bando

Triad (uncredited)

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Eric Bruno Borgman

Reporter (uncredited)

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Brendan Burke

Irish Thug (uncredited)

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Chris Chinn

Gang Member (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Corazzini

Crime Scene Unit (uncredited)

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Jim Ford

Cadet (uncredited)

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Trudi Goodman

Woman Office Worker (uncredited)

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Steve Lord

Academy Pistol Coach (uncredited)

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Jack McCullough

EMT (uncredited)

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Osmani Rodriguez

Reporter (uncredited)

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Lawrence Cameron Steele

Academy Firearms Instructor (uncredited)

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Conor Timmis

Rugby Fan (uncredited)

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Joseph Oliveira

Officer (uncredited)

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Adam Masnyk

Southie Teen / Soccer Player (uncredited)

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John Franchi

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Paul McGillicuddy

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

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Kim Carrell

MA State Police Detective

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Rebecca Love

Adult Film Actress (uncredited)

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