Desierto vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.2/10 for Desierto). Desierto is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2015). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desierto
The Departed| Desierto | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Jonás Cuarón | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gael García Bernal, Marco Pérez, Lew Temple, Diego Cataño | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Desierto
A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the…
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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