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Black Mass

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Original title

Black Mass

Year

2015

Running time

122 min.

Country

United States

Director

Scott Cooper

Screenwriter

Mark Mallouk, Jez Butterworth. Book: Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill

Cast

Music

Tom Holkenborg

Cinematography

Masanobu Takayanagi

Producer

Cross Creek Pictures, Le Grisbi Productions, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Head Gear Films, Vendian Entertainment. Distributor: Warner Bros.

Genre

Thriller. Drama | Crime. Cop Movies. Mafia. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. Based on a true story

Synopsis

The true story of Billy Bulger, Whitey Bulger, FBI agent John Connelly and the FBI's witness protection program that was created by J. Edgar Hoover. An adaptation of the book "Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob," from Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill.

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Awards: 2015: Venice Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)

2015: Satellite Awards: 3 Nominations including Best Picture & Actor (Depp)

2015: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Depp) & Make Up

2015: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actor (Johnny Depp)

2015: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): 2 nominations

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