Hot Summer Nights vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Hot Summer Nights). Hot Summer Nights is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hot Summer Nights
The Departed| Hot Summer Nights | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | Hong Kong |
| Director | Elijah Bynum | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Alex Roe, Thomas Jane, William Fichtner, Jack Kesy, Timothée Chalamet | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Hot Summer Nights
In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.
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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