It's been nearly a decade since The Departed racked up Best Picture and Best Director Oscars, but the film remains the finest one set in Boston in the 21st century (sorry, Ted).
Martin Scorsese's suspenseful portrait of two moles, one for the mob (played by Matt Damon), one for the staties (Leonardo DiCaprio), drank in the city's skyline, waterfront and architecture like few before or since (sorry, Ted).
Yes, a lot of the movie, which also starred the Red Line, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, and Alec Baldwin, was shot in New York City; but a ton was shot right here.
Herewith, then, 12 spots around the city to return to for The Departed.
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