Cruel Train vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 3.3/10 for Cruel Train). Cruel Train is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 31m. Cruel Train is the older of the two (1995 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cruel Train
The Departed| Cruel Train | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Malcolm McKay | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Minnie Driver, Richard Ridings, David Suchet, Gerard Horan, Alec McCowen | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Cruel Train
In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.
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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