Bound vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Bound). Bound is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 31m. Bound is the older of the two (1996 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound
The Departed| Bound | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Kevin Michael Richardson, Christopher Meloni, Joe Pantoliano, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Bound
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.
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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