13 Best Movies To Watch On St Patrick's Day

7. The Departed

The Departed Matt Damon Jack Nicholson
Warner Bros. Pictures

The movie that finally won Martin Scorsese a hard-earned Best Director Oscar is certainly one of the most accessible and entertaining Best Picture winners of the 21st century to date.

Proof that not all remakes are inferior to their source material, this re-tooling of Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs may boast an ending that's arguably too crowd-pleasing, but the electrifying performances from Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin more than make up for it.

Scorsese's direction has rarely been better, William Monaghan's script is both tense and hilarious, and it's simply got all the ingredients a classic crime thriller needs.

Plus, the Dropkick Murphys are on the soundtrack, and they're basically required listening on St. Patrick's Day.

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