End of Watch vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for End of Watch). End of Watch is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

End of Watch posterEnd of Watch2012 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
End of WatchThe Departed
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 8.2/10
Year20122006
Length1h 49m2h 31m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorDavid AyerMartin Scorsese
Main castJake Gyllenhaal, David Harbour, Frank Grillo, America Ferrera, Natalie MartinezAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

End of Watch

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

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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