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Cross Creek Pictures
Head Gear Films
Infinitum Nihil
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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.
Hadam10Rose
Mar 9, 2025 · via TMDB
Not as bad as Depps other true life stories, but nothing great that you'll want to explore more then once. If you're watching for Cumberbatch, he's barely in it. I get they were using him in the marketing and on talk shows. But the clips shown on chat shows and shots in trailers are every scene he's in. Once again the US government and the people who work for it are corrupt. Big surprise.
JPV852
Aug 18, 2024 · via TMDB
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**
John Chard
Sep 14, 2019 · via TMDB
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
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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
Jesse Plemons
Kevin Weeks
David Harbour
John Morris
Adam Scott
FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
Corey Stoll
Fred Wyshak
Bill Camp
John Callahan
Mark Mahoney
Mickey Maloney
Brad Carter
John McIntyre
Scott G. Anderson
Tommy King
Lonnie Farmer
DEA Agent Eric Olsen (Interrogator)
Erica McDermott
Mary Bulger
Owen Burke
Buddy Leonard
Lewis D. Wheeler
Jeremiah O'Sullivan
Jamie Donnelly
Mrs. Cody
David De Beck
Roger Wheeler
Gary Galone
State Captain
Rory Cochrane
Stephen Flemmi
James Russo
Agent Scott Gariola
Danae Nason
McGuire's Secretary
Thomas Philip O'Neill
FBI Wire Tech
Anthony Molinari
Charlie McTiernan
Declan Mulvey
Charlie's Friend
Bates Wilder
Agent James
Brian A. White
Prisoner
Tom Kemp
Father Mackey
Patrick M. Walsh
Michael Donahue
Naheem Garcia
DEA Agent
Cary 'Big Shug' Guy
Drug Dealer
Jack Neary
Barman
Arthur Hiou
Driver
Robert E. Walsh
Sr. FBI Official (voice)
W. Earl Brown
John Martorano
Jim Powers
The Mayor
Jeff Kamps
Walker
Susan Garfield
Press Photographer
Colleen Kelly
Marion Hussey (uncredited)
Stefania Cella
Production Design
Tracey A. Doyle
Set Decoration
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
Masanobu Takayanagi
Camera Operator
Masanobu Takayanagi
Director of Photography
Kasia Walicka Maimone
Costume Design
Joel Harlow
Makeup Department Head
Carla Meyer
Dialect Coach
Chuck Jeffreys
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Don Hewitt Sr.
Stunts
Hannah Scott
Stunts
Jill Brown
Stunts
Scott Cooper
Director
Michele Ziegler
First Assistant Director
Claire Simpson
Additional Editing
Tom Poole
Senior Colorist
Francine Maisler
Casting
Brett Granstaff
Executive Producer
Brett Ratner
Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow
Executive Producer
Compton Ross
Executive Producer
Phil Hunt
Executive Producer
Steven Mnuchin
Executive Producer
Brian Oliver
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John Lesher
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Scott Cooper
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Chris Navarro
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Goro Koyama
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Tom Holkenborg
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Mark Mangini
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Mangini
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Chris LeDoux
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Tim LeDoux
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Jez Butterworth
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Mark Mallouk
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