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Black Mass (2015)

Black Mass
Black Mass
R
Drama
Documentary
Thriller
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Release Date
September 4, 2015
Runtime
122
Main Genre
Drama
Studio
Warner Bros.
Writers
Mark Mallouk , Jez Butterworth , Dick Lehr , Gerard O'Neill
Tagline
Keep your enemies close.

Summary

In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.

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