22 July vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for 22 July). 22 July is the shorter watch at 2h 23m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

22 July poster22 July2018 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
22 JulyThe Departed
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.2/10
Year20182006
Length2h 23m2h 31m
GenresCrime, Drama, History, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorPaul GreengrassMartin Scorsese
Main castJonas Strand Gravli, Øystein Martinsen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Maria Bock, Jon ØigardenAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

22 July

On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

The Departed

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

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