Crash vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Crash). Crash is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 31m. Crash is the older of the two (1996 against 2006). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Crash | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | David Cronenberg | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | James Spader, Holly Hunter, Peter MacNeill, Rosanna Arquette, Boyd Banks | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Crash
After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins to use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.
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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