Masters vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.3/10 for Masters). Masters is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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MastersThe Departed
Audience score★ 5.3/10★ 8.2/10
Year20122006
Length2h 18m2h 31m
GenresCrime, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorJohny AntonyMartin Scorsese
Main castSiddique, Saikumar, Biju Menon, M. Sasikumar, Prithviraj SukumaranAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Masters

Two best friends, where one is a cop and the other a news reporter, always have each other's back and fight for the society. Both get tested when several suicide bombings happen and they have to nab the culprit.

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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