Cape Fear vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Cape Fear). Cape Fear is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 31m. Cape Fear is the older of the two (1991 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cape Fear
The Departed| Cape Fear | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Robert De Niro, Illeana Douglas, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, Joe Don Baker | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Cape Fear
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
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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