Insomnia vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7/10 for Insomnia). Insomnia is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 31m. Insomnia is the older of the two (2002 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Insomnia
The Departed| Insomnia | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | Hong Kong |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Maura Tierney, Hilary Swank, Larry Holden, Nicky Katt, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Insomnia
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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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