Just Play Dead vs The Departed
Just Play Dead and The Departed are tied on audience score (8.2/10). Just Play Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2026). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Just Play Dead
The Departed| Just Play Dead | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | Hong Kong |
| Director | Martin Campbell | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Eoin Macken, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza, Jason Fernández | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Just Play Dead
A criminal mastermind plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife's lover. His wife plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmanoeuvre each other in a deadly battle of wits.
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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