Animal Instincts vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5/10 for Animal Instincts). Animal Instincts is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 31m. Animal Instincts is the older of the two (1992 against 2006). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Animal Instincts
The Departed| Animal Instincts | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Gregory Dark | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Shannon Whirry, Maxwell Caulfield, David Carradine, Jan-Michael Vincent, Delia Sheppard | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Animal Instincts
A cop and his sexually frustrated wife are struggling to keep their failing marriage intact, when by chance she finds that he is at heart a voyeuristic peeping tom. To satisfy him and herself, his wife has numerous affairs, which her husband watches on closed-circuit televison. However, the pair soon learn that when you play with fire, you'll always get burned.
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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