Day of a Lion vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5/10 for Day of a Lion). Day of a Lion is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Day of a Lion posterDay of a Lion2025 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
Day of a LionThe Departed
Audience score★ 5.0/10★ 8.2/10
Year20252006
Length1h 30m2h 31m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorBianca Foscht, Dilara FoschtMartin Scorsese
Main castDilara Foscht, Bianca Foscht, Simone NevianiAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Day of a Lion

After their father's death two sisters reunite at their childhood home to uncover forgotten secrets and rip open old wounds.

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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