Nightmare Alley vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7/10 for Nightmare Alley). Nightmare Alley is the shorter watch at 2h 30m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2021). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nightmare Alley
The Departed| Nightmare Alley | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Holt McCallany, Jim Beaver, Bradley Cooper, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Anderson | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Nightmare Alley
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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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