If you ask James “Whitey” Bulger, he’ll tell you everything we’ve heard about him is wrong. The documentary 'Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger' takes a broad look at the Boston crime boss who claimed immunity and hid for years in Santa Monica. Whitey Bulger, American crime boss who, as head of the Boston-area Winter Hill Gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s. James J. Bulger is a sweeping and revelatory documentary film that follows the trial of the infamous gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, using the courtroom action as a springboard to examine accusations of multi-faceted corruption within our nation's law enforcement and legal systems. For more than a decade, until his capture in June 2011, he was listed by the FBI as one of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. Before he was captured in 2011, he was the second only to Osama bin Laden on the FBI’s Most Wanted List and had a reward for $1 million for his capture. As far as he’s concerned, popular movies inspired by his life — like Black Mass and The Departed — are completely inaccurate. Movie: Black Mass (2015)[261023] Movie: Black Mass (2015)[261023] The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf. IT’S BASED ON A REAL-LIFE GANGSTER. From 1978-1994, Kevin Weeks served as a member of the Winter Hill Gang, and a close friend, confidant, and henchman to Whitey Bulger. 2. Movies & TV New Releases Best Sellers Deals Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD TV Shows Kids & Family Anime All Genres Prime Video Your Video Library 1-16 of 60 results for Movies & TV : "whitey bulger movie" Skip to main search results Jack Nicholson’s character is based on infamous Boston mob boss and FBI informant Whitey Bulger. For one thing, the man best known for leading a double life as a Boston mob leader and an FBI informant insists he never snitched. The life of James “Whitey” Bulger has always been the stuff of great crime fiction. And he says Johnny Depp’s film is bogus. Notorious Mobster Whitey Bulger Furious About New Movie Black Mass Based on His Life Though Johnny Depp is getting raves for playing him, Whitey Bulger says he's not interested in the new movie