Heroic vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Heroic). Heroic is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2023). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Heroic
The Departed| Heroic | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | David Zonana | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Isabel Yudice, Mónica del Carmen, Fernando Cuautle, Norma Pablo, Santiago Sandoval | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Heroic
Luis, an 18-year-old Mexican boy with indigenous roots, enters the Heroico Military College with the hope of securing a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to make him a perfect soldier.
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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