Motherless Brooklyn vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Motherless Brooklyn). Motherless Brooklyn is the shorter watch at 2h 25m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2019). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Motherless Brooklyn
The Departed| Motherless Brooklyn | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | Hong Kong |
| Director | Edward Norton | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Michael Kenneth Williams, Robert Wisdom, Cherry Jones, Ethan Suplee, Willem Dafoe | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Motherless Brooklyn
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
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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