Jackie Brown vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for Jackie Brown). The Departed is the shorter watch at 2h 31m compared with 2h 34m. Jackie Brown is the older of the two (1997 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jackie Brown
The Departed| Jackie Brown | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 34m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Tommy Lister Jr., Aimee Graham | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
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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