Let Him Go vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Let Him Go). Let Him Go is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2020). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Let Him Go posterLet Him Go2020 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
Let Him GoThe Departed
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 8.2/10
Year20202006
Length1h 54m2h 31m
GenresCrime, Thriller, WesternCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorThomas BezuchaMartin Scorsese
Main castLesley Manville, Diane Lane, Greg Lawson, Kevin Costner, Jeffrey DonovanAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Let Him Go

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

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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