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2015 • 2h 3min • R • Crime, Drama, History

Black Mass

"Keep your enemies close."

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.

IMDb 6.8

RT 73%

MC 68

Director

Scott Cooper

Writers

Jez Butterworth

Mark Mallouk

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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

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