Drishyam vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.6/10 for Drishyam). The Departed is the shorter watch at 2h 31m compared with 2h 44m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Drishyam posterDrishyam2013 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
DrishyamThe Departed
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 8.2/10
Year20132006
Length2h 44m2h 31m
GenresCrime, Drama, Family, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorJeethu JosephMartin Scorsese
Main castMohanlal, Meena, Asha Sarath, Kalabhavan Shajon, Ansiba HassanAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Drishyam

Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.

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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