On the Line vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for On the Line). On the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2022). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

On the Line posterOn the Line2022 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
On the LineThe Departed
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 8.2/10
Year20222006
Length1h 44m2h 31m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorRomuald BoulangerMartin Scorsese
Main castEnrique Arce, Mel Gibson, Nadia Farès, William Moseley, John RobinsonAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

On the Line

A provocative and edgy radio host must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious caller who's kidnapped his family and is threatening to blow up the whole station.

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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