Mexico 86 vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.8/10 for Mexico 86). Mexico 86 is the shorter watch at 1h 29m 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.
Mexico 86
The Departed| Mexico 86 | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | César Díaz | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Bérénice Bejo, Leonardo Ortizgris, Fermín Martínez, Julieta Egurrola, Matheo Labbe | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Mexico 86
A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son. Ten years later he joins her, forcing a choice between motherhood and her cause
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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