Mantrap vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.6/10 for Mantrap). Mantrap is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 2h 31m. Mantrap is the older of the two (1953 against 2006). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mantrap
The Departed| Mantrap | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1953 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Terence Fisher | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Anthony Forwood, Lois Maxwell, Paul Henreid, Kieron Moore, Hugh Sinclair | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Mantrap
Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's…
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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