Matt Damon’s 10/10 Crime Thriller Is Officially Getting Whacked on Streaming
Martin Scorsese’s 2006 crime thriller *The Departed* is leaving HBO Max in the United States in October 2026. The film brought Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson together in a story of undercover operatives on opposing sides of Boston’s criminal underworld, and helped earn Scorsese his first Best Director Oscar.
Based on the Hong Kong film *Infernal Affairs*, it follows rookie officer Billy Costigan as he infiltrates mob boss Frank Costello’s organisation, while Costello’s mole Colin Sullivan works within the police. The film grossed $291 million and won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director; its supporting cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin and Ray Winstone.
- *The Departed* leaves HBO Max in the US in October 2026.
- The film grossed $291 million worldwide.
- It won four Oscars, including Best Picture.
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Martin Scorsese’s crime drama is set in Boston, where police are trying to bring down a criminal organisation led by Frank Costello. Rookie officer Billy Costigan goes undercover inside the organisation, while Colin Sullivan, a police officer secretly working for Costello, feeds information from within the police.
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Costigan, Matt Damon as Sullivan and Jack Nicholson as Costello. It is based on the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs and won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, Scorsese’s first Oscar in that category.
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