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.
Directed by Scott Cooper
prostitute
corruption
boston, massachusetts
gangster
fbi
senator
based on true story
irish mob
beaten to death
pay phone
murder
organized crime
extortion
brutality
informant
illness
1980s
Rank
#150 in 2015·#6022 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Johnny Depp
James 'Whitey' Bulger
Joel Edgerton
John Connolly
Julianne Nicholson
Marianne Connolly
Dakota Johnson
Lindsey Cyr
Kevin Bacon
FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Benedict Cumberbatch
Billy Bulger
Peter Sarsgaard
Brian Halloran
Juno Temple
Deborah Hussey
Jesse Plemons
Kevin Weeks
David Harbour
John Morris
Adam Scott
FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
Corey Stoll
Fred Wyshak
Crew
Scott Cooper
Director
Jez Butterworth
Screenplay
Mark Mallouk
Screenplay
Tom Holkenborg
Original Music Composer
Masanobu Takayanagi
Director of Photography
Brian Oliver
Producer
Scott Cooper
Producer
Compton Ross
Executive Producer
John Lesher
Producer
Brett Granstaff
Executive Producer
Phil Hunt
Executive Producer
Brett Ratner
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
386 reviews
Bonnie Clark
10.0★ · 04/07/26
The crashout over the nuts was so valid.
The crashout over the nuts was so valid.
David
7.0★ · 02/17/26
6.9/10
6.9/10
Nydia Blaire
6.0★ · 01/12/26
This is one place and time I would rather not be in.
This is one place and time I would rather not be in.
Finn
6.0★ · 12/29/25
Depp is one creepy looking fucker in this
Depp is one creepy looking fucker in this
Oliver Smith
7.0★ · 12/22/25
Decent enough performances especially from Johnny Depp and Joel Edgerton. Not my favourite gangster movie but not terrible either.
Decent enough performances especially from Johnny Depp and Joel Edgerton. Not my favourite gangster movie but not terrible either.
