The Rewatchables — Season 1, Episode 8: ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Episode synopsis

HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan to revisit and examine the Oscar-winning ‘The Departed,’ directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio. They break down everything from who was in the original intended cast to the film's most memorable moments, as well as what the movie is trying to say about society through DiCaprio’s and Damon’s characters. And, of course, they unpack Jack Nicholson’s memorable Boston accent.

About The Rewatchables

Bill Simmons and a roundtable of movie lovers from the Ringer universe discuss movies they can’t seem to stop watching.

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• E2‘Jerry Maguire’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Juliet Litman
• E3‘Moneyball’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
• E4'Any Given Sunday’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
• E5‘White Men Can't Jump’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Rembert Browne
• E6‘Blue Chips’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mark Titus
• E7‘A Few Good Men’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan and Amanda Dobbins
• E9‘Point Break’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Jason Concepcion, and Mark Titus
• E10‘You’ve Got Mail’ With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins
• E11‘The Silence of the Lambs’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
• E12‘Speed’ With Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Shea Serrano, and Donnie Kwak
• E13‘Titanic’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and K. Austin Collins