Whitey United States of America v. James J. Bulger is a 2014 American biographical documentary film produced and directed by Joe Berlinger. The film is produced by CNN Films and Radical Media. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014.

After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Steve Greene of Indiewire grade the film A and said that As a primer on both the case and Bulgers career as a mob leader, Whitey offers a comprehensive look at a saga that despite the conclusion of the 2013 trial still feels unresolved. Drew Talor in his review for The Playlist praised the film by comparing it with Berlingers 1996 documentary film Paradise Lost The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills that It might not be the same emotional sucker punch that Paradise Lost was, but in a strange way Whitey might be more tragic. Raffi Asdourian of The Film Stage in his review said that The film weaves together an ornate tapestry of corruption that is a comprehensive exploration of a very complicated case. Insightful and revelatory, this documentary will surely fascinate anyone with any interest about the case or learning about the man who inspired Jack Nicholsons character in The Departed.However, John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review, saying, Sprawling and sometimes a grind at over two hours, the doc is both cinematically uninspired and journalistically jumbled, muddying its potent main arguments. ........

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