Black Mass

The unholy alliance between the FBI and Whitey Bulgar, one of the most notorious gangsters in U.S. history.

This crime drama is set in the 1970s, in South Boston, USA. An FBI Agent persuades Irish mobster James ''Whitey'' Bulger 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's history.

122 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Biographical, Crime, Drama.

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Credits

Cast	Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemons
Director	Scott Cooper
Screenplay	Mark Mallouk, Jez Butterworth, from the book by Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill
Music	Junkie XL
Cinematography	Masanobu Takayanagi
Editing	David Rosenbloom
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2015
Produced by	Cross Creek Pictures, Le Grisbi Productions, Infinitum Nihil, Free State Pictures, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Ridgerock Entertainment Group, Vendian Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Strong, frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strong, frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Contains scenes which may trigger Photo or Pattern Sensitivity in some people.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 18 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Jocelyn Noveck Depp red-hot as gangster Whitey.	15
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi	10
Cape Times Todd McCarthy Beatings and betrayals.	10
ScreenIt Jim Judy	12
Metacritic.com 41 critics	14
Rottentomatoes critics 193 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Black Mass spins a gripping yarn out of its fact-based story -- and leaves audiences with one of Johnny Depp's most compelling performances in years.	15
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	13
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Depp terrifies as dangerously violent real-life gangster.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 151 users	16
Rottentomatoes users 38555 users	14
Internet 24997 Netizens Long and boring	15
Average .. 68%	14