Fran has had a pen pal named Lenny since the first grade. Fran and Lenny, through their letters, get along famously, almost like boyfriend/girlfriend. They agreed early on never to exchange photographs, but Lenny, coming to New York, wants to meet Fran in person. Maxwell is anxious to meet Lenny as he feels he's in competition with Lenny. Fran, on the other hand, is nervous to meet Lenny as she has exaggerated who"Fran Fine" is in her letters. But Fran agrees to meet Lenny at the Russian Tea Room, each identifying the other by the red rose worn on their lapels. Again, Maxwell is anxious to see Lenny, and accompanies Fran to the Russian Tea Room and stays with her until Lenny shows up. Fran and Maxwell are having a nice enough"date" of their own while they wait for Lenny, so nice that Fran almost doesn't care if Lenny shows up or not.
波士頓南的馬薩諸州黑社會力極為猖，其中最的團伙要弗蘭克（克?尼科森 Jack Nicholson 飾）執(zhí)掌的愛爾黑幫。警為了剿滅們，決定警校畢業(yè)比利（萊納多?迪普里奧 Leonardo DiCaprio 飾）潛伏其中做底。警官冷嘲熱諷讓曾有過層生活的利甚為不，他曾希做堂堂正的警察，是在強壓下也只得從命令，經過燒殺掠的洗禮，他贏得弗蘭克的任。與此時，同是業(yè)生的科（馬特?蒙 Matt Damon飾）因為緝私有，獲得了級的嘉獎并且正在心儀女友備婚事。實際上，是弗蘭克插到警隊一枚棋子兩人勾結取私利。匪先后發(fā)存在內鬼一場貓鼠弈由此展…… 本片獲得79屆奧斯卡金像獎佳影片、丁?斯科斯摘得最導演獎?
