Black Mass (2015)
- Directed by
- Scott Cooper
- Genre
- drama film, action film, biographical film, crime film, satanic film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 3,619 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows the real-life Irish mobster Whitey Bulger as he rises to power in Boston. It shows his violent criminal activities and his corrupt deal with an FBI agent that allows him to evade law enforcement for years.
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What happens
Black Mass is a 2015 American biographical crime drama film about American mobster Whitey Bulger. Directed by Scott Cooper and written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, it is based on Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's 2000 book Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob. The film features an ensemble cast led by Johnny Depp as Bulger, alongside Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Dakota Johnson, and Corey Stoll. Principal photography of the film took place in Boston between May and August 2014. The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures worldwide on September 18, 2015. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $100 million on a $53 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Wild Card (2015)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.