7. The Departed (2006)
Now considered one of Martin Scorsese’s best films (and the only one of his eight lifetime Best Director nominations to yield a win), The Departed is also a remake of the 2002 film Internal Affairs. The original setting of Hong Kong was changed to Boston, and an elite team of actors was brought in to play the Irish gangsters involved. The result was a smash hit film that also took home four Oscars, the first time that any remake took home Oscar gold in movie history.
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