Faces in the Crowd vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for Faces in the Crowd). Faces in the Crowd is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2011). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Faces in the Crowd | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Julien Magnat | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Sarah Wayne Callies, Milla Jovovich, Nels Lennarson, Valentina Vargas, Marianne Faithfull | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Faces in the Crowd
A horror-thriller centered on a woman living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.
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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