Black Mass
"Keep your enemies close."
DramaCrimeHistory
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.
🎬 DirectorScott Cooper
📅 Release2015-09-17
🌍 CountryUnited Kingdom, United States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioVendian Entertainment, Infinitum Nihil, Head Gear Films
🗳 Votes3,593
🔥 Popularity4
💰 Budget$53,000,000
💵 Revenue$99,975,678
🎭 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
Bill Camp
John Callahan
Mark Mahoney
Mickey Maloney
Brad Carter
John McIntyre
🎥 Crew
Sound Mixer
Tom Williams
Director
Scott Cooper
Producer
Scott Cooper
Executive Producer
Lauren Selig
Executive Producer
James Packer
Editor
David Rosenbloom
Executive Producer
Gary Granstaff
Screenplay
Jez Butterworth
Production Design
Stefania Cella
Producer
Patrick McCormick
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
prostitutecorruptionboston, massachusettsgangsterfbisenatorbased on true storyirish mobbeaten to deathpay phonemurderorganized crime
💬 Reviews
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 thos…
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…
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.…
👍 Recommended
Miller's Crossing
The Departed
Lawless
The Boondock Saints
The Alto Knights
Gone Baby Gone
GoodFellas
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
