Hoodlum vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Hoodlum). Hoodlum is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 31m. Hoodlum is the older of the two (1997 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hoodlum
The Departed| Hoodlum | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Bill Duke | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Chi McBride, Laurence Fishburne, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Williams | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Hoodlum
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
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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