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Black Mass

    Drama
    Crime
    History
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Sep 17, 2015
Rated R

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

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  • Directors
  • Revenue$99,975,678
  • Budget
    $53,000,000
  • Vote Average
    6.5
  • Vote Count
    3311
  • Popularity
    28
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    USGB

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    • Cast

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    Johnny Depp
    James 'Whitey' Bulger
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    Joel Edgerton
    John Connolly
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    Julianne Nicholson
    Marianne Connolly
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    Dakota Johnson
    Lindsey Cyr
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    Kevin Bacon
    FBI Agent Charles McGuire
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    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Billy Bulger
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    Peter Sarsgaard
    Brian Halloran
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    Juno Temple
    Deborah Hussey
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    Jesse Plemons
    Kevin Weeks
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    David Harbour
    John Morris
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    Adam Scott
    FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
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    Corey Stoll
    Fred Wyshak
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    Bill Camp
    John Callahan
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    Mark Mahoney
    Mickey Maloney
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    Brad Carter
    John McIntyre
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    Scott G. Anderson
    Tommy King
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    Lonnie Farmer
    DEA Agent Eric Olsen (Interrogator)
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    Mary Klug
    Mom Bulger
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    Erica McDermott
    Mary Bulger
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    Luke Ryan
    Douglas Cyr
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    Owen Burke
    Buddy Leonard
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    Lewis D. Wheeler
    Jeremiah O'Sullivan
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    Billy Meleady
    Joe Cahill
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    Jamie Donnelly
    Mrs. Cody
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    David De Beck
    Roger Wheeler
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    Gary Galone
    State Captain
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    Rory Cochrane
    Stephen Flemmi
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    James Russo
    Agent Scott Gariola
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    Jeremy Strong
    Josh Bond
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    Danae Nason
    McGuire's Secretary
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    Bretton Manley
    Young Boy
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    Berglind Jonsdottir
    Anna Bjornsdottir
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    David Conley
    Officer Flynn
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    Ciaran Crawford
    Irish Nationalist
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    Thomas Philip O'Neill
    FBI Wire Tech
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    Joey Vacchio
    Joey, Big Italian
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    Bill Haims
    Gennaro Angiulo
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    Anthony Molinari
    Charlie McTiernan
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    Declan Mulvey
    Charlie's Friend
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    Bates Wilder
    Agent James
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    Marc Carver
    Dick Lehr
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    Richard Donelly
    Gerard O'Neill
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    Brian A. White
    Prisoner
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    Peter Morse
    FBI Agent
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    Tom Kemp
    Father Mackey
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    Patrick M. Walsh
    Michael Donahue
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    Naheem Garcia
    DEA Agent
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    Kathryn A. Beauchamp
    Nurse
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    Stephen Curran
    Drug Dealer
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    Darin X.L. MacEachern
    Drug Dealer
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    Cary 'Big Shug' Guy
    Drug Dealer
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    Sean Malone
    Crook
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    Jack Neary
    Barman
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    Jimmy Joe Maher
    Boot Shop Owner
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    Forry Buckingham
    World Jai Alai Chairman
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    Danny DeMiller
    Porthole Bartender
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    Michael F. Murphy
    Porthole Customer
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    Alexander Cook
    DEA Agent Dan Doherty
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    Ava Cooper
    Little Mary Bulger
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    Stella Cooper
    Kathleen Bulger
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    Arthur Hiou
    Driver
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    Todd Ryan Jones
    Charlie's Friend
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    Julie Ann Dawson
    Floor Dancer (uncredited)
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    Fergaledgar
    Trevor Williams (uncredited)
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    Robert E. Walsh
    Sr. FBI Official (voice)
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    W. Earl Brown
    John Martorano
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    Jim Powers
    The Mayor
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    Jeff Kamps
    Walker
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    Susan Garfield
    Press Photographer
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    Colleen Kelly
    Marion Hussey (uncredited)

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    Reviews

    (2)
    John Chard
    60%
    Bulger's playing us, making a fool of the Bureau. We're in too deep, and he knows it! God help us all. Black Mass is the story of Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp), who was the brother of a state senator and the infamous violent leader of South Boston's Winter Hill Gang. It charts his criminal activities and his subsequent dealings with the FBI. Directed by Scott Cooper, Black Mass is one of those instances where a great lead performance deserves a better over all film. Depp literally inhabits the role of Bulger in a fully formed perf that reminds us of what a fine actor he can be. Unfortunately the edgy material to hand never really ignites in filmic form. Maybe we were spoilt by the offerings of Coppola and Scorsese previously? For this comes off as a cheap imitation of far greater films, with the crafters of the pic giving us something of a caricature piece. Although compelling as a lead character study, much of the narrative is rendered as playing it safe, putting emotive heart where it doesn't belong. Most of the support characters, and key to the story, are under developed, while the pace is decidedly attention sapping and not adroitly understated. Nevertheless, we do get good acting perfs to support Depp, notably Joel Edgerton as corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while Masanobu Takayanagi's (Hostiles) cinematography is delicate of moody hues. There's a fascinating story trying to get out of this, but the 15 year wait to get it to screen hasn't been worth it. There's some truly electric scenes, but they are few and far between, which gives us ultimately just a compact and safe piece of gangster film making. 5/10
    JPV852
    70%
    Second time watching this and honestly outside a couple of scenes, I barely remembered anything. Thought the acting was fine, as was the direction but considering the cast that included Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon and others, thought what an epic crime-thriller could've been instead was a solid enough film but not much more than that. Also, the make-up job done on Depp was distracting more than anything. **3.5/5**