Layer Cake vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Layer Cake). Layer Cake is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 31m. Layer Cake is the older of the two (2004 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Layer Cake
The Departed| Layer Cake | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Matthew Vaughn | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Ben Whishaw, Colm Meaney, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Cranham | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Layer Cake
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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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