Birds of Passage vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.3/10 for Birds of Passage). Birds of Passage is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Birds of Passage
The Departed| Birds of Passage | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Colombia | Hong Kong |
| Director | Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Natalia Reyes, José Acosta, Carmiña Martínez, Greider Meza, José Vicente | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Birds of Passage
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
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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