Lurker vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Lurker). Lurker is the shorter watch at 1h 40m 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.
Lurker
The Departed| Lurker | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Alex Russell | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic, Théodore Pellerin, Sofia Hasmik, Havana Rose Liu | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Lurker
When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
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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