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.
Directed by Martin Scorsese
🎬 The Stump Report: as a Plot Hole daily this film stumped 44% of 389 players — difficulty rated Hard, harder than 70% of every film we've run.
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💰 Earned $291.5M on a $90M budget — a 3.2× return.
🎬 A Hong Kong production.
🏆 Won 4 Oscars. 100 wins & 141 nominations total.
🤝 One of 13 films pairing Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio.
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