Broken Mirrors vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Broken Mirrors). Broken Mirrors is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 31m. Broken Mirrors is the older of the two (1984 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Broken Mirrors posterBroken Mirrors1984 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
Broken MirrorsThe Departed
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 8.2/10
Year19842006
Length1h 48m2h 31m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorMarleen GorrisMartin Scorsese
Main castJohan Leysen, Truus Dekker, Lineke Rijxman, Henriëtte Tol, Edda BarendsAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Broken Mirrors

Diane and Dora are two prostitutes who begin to rebel against their lot in life. Meanwhile, in another part of town, a murderer is at large.

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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