Crocodile Tears vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.5/10 for Crocodile Tears). Crocodile Tears is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Crocodile Tears posterCrocodile Tears2026 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
Crocodile TearsThe Departed
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 8.2/10
Year20262006
Length1h 38m2h 31m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryFranceHong Kong
DirectorTumpal TampubolonMartin Scorsese
Main castMarissa Anita, Almanzo Konoralma, Yusuf Mahardika, Kaan Lativan, Sarah MawlaAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Crocodile Tears

An overbearing mother who lives with her son in a secluded crocodile farm spirals out of control when her son sees the outside world and falls for a girl for the first time.

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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