Legend vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for Legend). Legend is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2015). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Legend
The Departed| Legend | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | France | Hong Kong |
| Director | Brian Helgeland | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Colin Morgan, Paul Bettany, Sam Spruell, Paul Anderson | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Legend
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
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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