Collateral vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Collateral). Collateral is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 31m. Collateral is the older of the two (2004 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Collateral
The Departed| Collateral | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Mann | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Emilio Rivera, Richard T. Jones, Tom Cruise, Mark Ruffalo, Jamie Foxx | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Collateral
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
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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