A Time to Kill vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for A Time to Kill). A Time to Kill is the shorter watch at 2h 29m compared with 2h 31m. A Time to Kill is the older of the two (1996 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Time to Kill
The Departed| A Time to Kill | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Kiefer Sutherland, Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Chris Cooper | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
A Time to Kill
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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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