A Killer's Key vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for A Killer's Key). A Killer's Key is the shorter watch at 1h 19m compared with 2h 31m. A Killer's Key is the older of the two (1967 against 2006). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Killer's Key | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1967 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 19m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Kazuo Mori | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Kei Satō, Kō Nishimura, Asao Uchida, Raizō Ichikawa, Tomomi Satō | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
A Killer's Key
Raizô Ichikawa reprises his role as the restaurant-cook-turned-contract-killer in this sequel to Kazuo Mori's stylish 1967 thriller A Certain Killer.
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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