Synopsis

Biopic of Howard Hughes, the reclusive airline tycoon, who moves from early failure to success while morphing into an obsessive-compulsive, paranoid recluse.

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In this crime drama (based on Hong Kong movie Internal Affairs) Boston cop Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) wants to take out Irish mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a former cop who has been taken under Costello’s wing. But both Billy and Colin are moles working for the other side, and a solid thriller emerges as pieces are bumped off the chess board at an increasing pace.

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Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a cynical diamond smuggler who meets photojournalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly). They get involved with Sierra Leone native Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) whose family has been torn apart by rebels. The diamonds are sold to fund the violence - the specific conflict is the Sierra Leone civil war of 1999.

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