In 2017, celebrated directorMartin Scorseseentered a deal with Netflix that many thought could never happen.

In fact, his Bob Dylan documentaryRolling Thunder Revuedebuted on the platform beforeThe Irishmans release.

A limited series about New York that the director made alongside a friend appeared on Netflix two years later.

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The streaming giant now also plays host toclassic Scorsese moviesfrom the early 2000s.

His Oscar-winningThe Departedfits into this category, and might just be the hardest-hitting crime film of the lot.

Overall,The Departeddeserves its place alongside Scorsese’s crime genre classics from the ’70s to the ’90s.

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