---
title: 'Black Mass (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Scott Cooper'
released: '2015-09-18'
runtime_minutes: 122
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-mass-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355683/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Mass (2015)

2015 · R · 122 min · Drama, Action, History, Crime · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Scott Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-cooper)
- **Screenplay:** [Jez Butterworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jez-butterworth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Junkie XL](https://cinepixo.com/people/junkie-xl)
- **Producer:** [Brian Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-oliver), [John Lesher](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lesher)
- **Director of Photography:** [Masanobu Takayanagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/masanobu-takayanagi)
- **Editor:** [David Rosenbloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rosenbloom)

## Cast

- [Bill Camp](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-camp)
- [Juno Temple](https://cinepixo.com/people/juno-temple)
- [Brad Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-carter)
- [Kevin Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-bacon)
- [Jesse Plemons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-plemons) as Kevin Weeks
- [Jim Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-ford)
- [Rory Cochrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/rory-cochrane) as Stephen Flemmi
- [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://cinepixo.com/people/benedict-cumberbatch) as Bill Bulger
- [Scott G. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-g-anderson)
- [Joel Edgerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-edgerton) as John Connolly
- [David Harbour](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-harbour)
- [Corey Stoll](https://cinepixo.com/people/corey-stoll)
- [Peter Sarsgaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sarsgaard)
- [Dakota Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dakota-johnson)
- [Johnny Depp](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-depp) as Whitey Bulger

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Official site: http://www.blackmassthemovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-mass-2015
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