A Bronx Tale vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.9/10 for A Bronx Tale). A Bronx Tale is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 31m. A Bronx Tale is the older of the two (1993 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Bronx Tale posterA Bronx Tale1993 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
A Bronx TaleThe Departed
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 8.2/10
Year19932006
Length2h 1m2h 31m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorRobert De NiroMartin Scorsese
Main castRobert De Niro, Lillo Brancato, Joe Pesci, Joseph D'Onofrio, Chazz PalminteriAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

A Bronx Tale

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.

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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