Now You See Me vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.3/10 for Now You See Me). Now You See Me is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2013). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Now You See Me posterNow You See Me2013 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
Now You See MeThe Departed
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 8.2/10
Year20132006
Length1h 56m2h 31m
GenresCrime, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorLouis LeterrierMartin Scorsese
Main castMichael Kelly, Common, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan FreemanAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Now You See Me

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

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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