Falling Down vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for Falling Down). Falling Down is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 31m. Falling Down is the older of the two (1993 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Falling Down
The Departed| Falling Down | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Robert Duvall, Michael Douglas, Barbara Hershey, Steve Park, Tuesday Weld | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Falling Down
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
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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