Auto Focus vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Auto Focus). Auto Focus is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 31m. Auto Focus is the older of the two (2002 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Auto Focus
The Departed| Auto Focus | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Paul Schrader | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Greg Kinnear, Kurt Fuller, Maria Bello, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Neiman | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Auto Focus
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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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