# Movies like The Departed

> Films most similar to The Departed (2006) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-departed-2006/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[Gangs of New York](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gangs-of-new-york-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.3 · 7,179 votes · bittersweet, epic, raw
- **[Mystic River](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mystic-river-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.7 · 7,414 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, raw
- **[The Godfather Part III](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-godfather-part-iii-1990/)** (1990) — ★ 7.4 · 6,826 votes · bittersweet, epic, gut-punch
- **[Killers of the Flower Moon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/killers-of-the-flower-moon-2023/)** (2023) — ★ 7.4 · 4,093 votes · gut-punch, outsider, raw
- **[Catch Me If You Can](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/catch-me-if-you-can-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 8.0 · 17,019 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender
- **[Cape Fear](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/cape-fear-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 7.3 · 3,839 votes · dread, paranoid, raw
- **[Election 2](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/election-2-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 7.4 · 205 votes · foreign-gem, neon-soaked, paranoid
- **[The Shadow's Edge](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-shadow-s-edge-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 7.2 · 616 votes · foreign-gem, neon-soaked, paranoid
- **[Lust, Caution](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lust-caution-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 7.3 · 796 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, sexy

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