Top billed cast

1. 

   Johnny Depp

   James 'Whitey' Bulger

2. 

   Joel Edgerton

   John Connolly

3. 

   Julianne Nicholson

   Marianne Connolly

4. 

   Dakota Johnson

   Lindsey Cyr

5. 

   Kevin Bacon

   FBI Agent Charles McGuire

6. 

   Benedict Cumberbatch

   Billy Bulger

7. 

   Peter Sarsgaard

   Brian Halloran

8. 

   Juno Temple

   Deborah Hussey

9. 

   Jesse Plemons

   Kevin Weeks

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-09-14

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. Unfortunat...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$53,000,000.00

Revenue
$99,975,678.00

Keywords

• prostitute
• corruption
• boston, massachusetts
• gangster
• fbi
• senator
• based on true story
• irish mob
• beaten to death
• pay phone
• murder
• organized crime
• extortion
• brutality
• informant
• illness
• 1980s