Black mass, directed by Scott Cooper ; screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth ; produced by John Lesher, Brian Oliver ; produced by Scott Cooper, Patrick McCormick, Tyler Thompson ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Cross Creek Pictures and Ratpac-Dune Entertainment ; a Cross Creek Pictures production in association with Le Grisbi Productions, Free State Pictures, and Head Gear Films ; a Scott Cooper film
Type
Label
Black mass, directed by Scott Cooper ; screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth ; produced by John Lesher, Brian Oliver ; produced by Scott Cooper, Patrick McCormick, Tyler Thompson ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Cross Creek Pictures and Ratpac-Dune Entertainment ; a Cross Creek Pictures production in association with Le Grisbi Productions, Free State Pictures, and Head Gear Films ; a Scott Cooper film
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use
Main title
Black mass
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
directed by Scott Cooper ; screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth ; produced by John Lesher, Brian Oliver ; produced by Scott Cooper, Patrick McCormick, Tyler Thompson ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Cross Creek Pictures and Ratpac-Dune Entertainment ; a Cross Creek Pictures production in association with Le Grisbi Productions, Free State Pictures, and Head Gear Films ; a Scott Cooper film
Runtime
122
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 true 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
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Cochrane, Rory
- Sarsgaard, Peter
- Cooper, Scott, 1970-
- Bacon, Kevin, 1958-
- Plemons, Jesse, 1988-
- Stoll, Corey, 1976-
- Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
- Lesher, John
- Butterworth, Jez
- Nicholson, Julianne, 1971-
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Li Crisbi Productions
- Oliver, Brian, 1971-
- Thompson, Tyler, (Film producer)
- Scott, Adam, 1973-
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Mallouk, Mark
- Edgerton, Joel, 1974-
- Junkie XL, 1967-
- Johnson, Dakota, 1989-
- Harbour, David, 1975-
- Takayanagi, Masanobu
- Depp, Johnny
- Cross Creek Pictures
- McCormick, Patrick
- Temple, Juno, 1989-
- Head Gear Films
- Brown, W. Earl, 1963-
- Free State Pictures (Firm)
- RatPac-Dune Entertainment (Firm)
Genre
Subject
- Nineteen seventies -- Drama
- Crime -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama
- Gangster films
- Bulger, Whitey, 1929-2018 -- Drama
- Crime films
- South Boston (Boston, Mass.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Connolly, John J., 1940- -- Drama
- Feature films
- Mafia -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama
- Gangsters -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama
Content
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor30
- Cochrane, Rory
- Sarsgaard, Peter
- Cooper, Scott, 1970-
- Bacon, Kevin, 1958-
- Plemons, Jesse, 1988-
- Stoll, Corey, 1976-
- Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
- Lesher, John
- Butterworth, Jez
- Nicholson, Julianne, 1971-
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Li Crisbi Productions
- Oliver, Brian, 1971-
- Thompson, Tyler, (Film producer)
- Scott, Adam, 1973-
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Mallouk, Mark
- Edgerton, Joel, 1974-
- Junkie XL, 1967-
- Johnson, Dakota, 1989-
- Harbour, David, 1975-
- Takayanagi, Masanobu
- Depp, Johnny
- Cross Creek Pictures
- McCormick, Patrick
- Temple, Juno, 1989-
- Head Gear Films
- Brown, W. Earl, 1963-
- Free State Pictures (Firm)
- RatPac-Dune Entertainment (Firm)
- Genre5
- Subject12
- Nineteen seventies -- Drama
- Crime -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama
- Gangster films
- Bulger, Whitey, 1929-2018 -- Drama
- Crime films
- South Boston (Boston, Mass.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Connolly, John J., 1940- -- Drama
- Feature films
- Mafia -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama
- Gangsters -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor14
- resource.directorofphotography1
- resource.filmdirector1
- resource.filmproducer4
- composerexpression1
- resource.productioncompany5
- resource.screenwriter2