Carlito's Way vs The Town

Carlito's Way has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.2/10 for The Town). The Town is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 24m. Carlito's Way is the older of the two (1993 against 2010). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Carlito's Way posterCarlito's Way1993 VS The Town posterThe Town2010
Carlito's WayThe Town
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 7.2/10
Year19932010
Length2h 24m2h 5m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorBrian De PalmaBen Affleck
Main castJohn Ortiz, John Leguizamo, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen, Sean PennJon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Titus Welliver, Chris Cooper, Ben Affleck

Synopsis

Carlito's Way

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.

The Town

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

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