Highest 2 Lowest vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.8/10 for Highest 2 Lowest). Highest 2 Lowest is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Highest 2 Lowest
The Departed| Highest 2 Lowest | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Spike Lee | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Rick Fox, Jeffrey Wright, Wendell Pierce, Rosie Perez, Dean Winters | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Highest 2 Lowest
When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
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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