A Mistake vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.2/10 for A Mistake). A Mistake is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2024). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Mistake | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Christine Jeffs | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Mickey Sumner, Simon McBurney, Rena Owen, Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Sunderland | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
A Mistake
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner, a nurse at the hospital, turns her back on her.
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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