Joker vs The Departed

Joker and The Departed are tied on audience score (8.1/10). Joker is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Joker posterJoker2019 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
JokerThe Departed
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 8.2/10
Year20192006
Length2h 2m2h 31m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryCanadaHong Kong
DirectorTodd PhillipsMartin Scorsese
Main castShea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De NiroAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Joker

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

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.

Where to watch

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