Landline vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 3.6/10 for Landline). Landline is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Landline
The Departed| Landline | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | NG | Hong Kong |
| Director | Dele Doherty | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Zainab Balogun, Gabriel Afolayan, Durotimi Okutagidi Adebule, Femi Doherty, Emmanuel Okere | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Landline
A stranded military sergeant receives eerie calls from an old landline, each guiding him to save his pregnant wife from a relentless killer—only to watch her die again and again in a nightmarish loop.
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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