Changing Lanes vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for Changing Lanes). Changing Lanes is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 31m. Changing Lanes is the older of the two (2002 against 2006). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Changing Lanes
The Departed| Changing Lanes | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Roger Michell | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Jenkins, Amanda Peet, Ben Affleck, William Hurt | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Changing Lanes
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless…
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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