The Departed

2006 · Movies · 2h 31m · Crime, Drama

bleak

Major character dies

Downer ending

Ends on a twist

How it ends

Both moles die, leaving a bleak conclusion with a rat symbolizing betrayal.

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Overview

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.