Bring Them Down vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Bring Them Down). Bring Them Down is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Bring Them Down | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Christopher Andrews | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Colm Meaney, Susan Lynch, Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Conor MacNeill | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Bring Them Down
When the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael and Jack suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered.
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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