Movies like The Departed
12 films like The Departed (2006), American Gangster, Miller's Crossing, GoodFellas among them. They're picked by what the story is about and what each shares with The Departed: its director, cast, franchise or setting.
2006 · 151 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller. An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
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American Gangster
Also crime and dramaAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas.
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Miller's Crossing
Also crime and dramaTom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
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GoodFellas
Also directed by Martin ScorseseThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
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Scarface
Also crime and dramaIn the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
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Heat
Also crime and dramaA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
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Shutter Island
Also directed by Martin Scorsese · Also stars Leonardo DiCaprioTwo US marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient.
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Casino
Also directed by Martin ScorseseIn Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
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Edge of Darkness
Also dramaAs homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
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Pulp Fiction
Also crime and dramaThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
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The Godfather
Also crime and dramaThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
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Gangs of New York
Also directed by Martin Scorsese · Also stars Leonardo DiCaprioIn 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher; his father's killer.
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The Usual Suspects
Also crime and dramaThe sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
