Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Departed

If you loved The Departed, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

1999★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Departed for fans of Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own br...

#2
The Heat

The Heat

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Departed for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'...

#3
The Town

The Town

2010★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Departed for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive bra...

#4
Black Mass

Black Mass

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Departed for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Ma...

#5
Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Departed for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Pa...

#6
Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

1997★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Departed for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one....

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