Elle vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Elle). Elle is the shorter watch at 2h 11m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elle
The Departed| Elle | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Laurent Lafitte, Charles Berling, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Arthur Mazet | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Elle
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.
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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