Blow vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for Blow). Blow is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 31m. Blow is the older of the two (2001 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blow
The Departed| Blow | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Ted Demme | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Franka Potente, Ray Liotta, Miguel Sandoval, Ethan Suplee, Johnny Depp | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Blow
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he…
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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