Pale Moon vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Pale Moon). Pale Moon is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2014). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pale Moon
The Departed| Pale Moon | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | Hong Kong |
| Director | Daihachi Yoshida | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Renji Ishibashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Sosuke Ikematsu, Satomi Kobayashi, Rie Miyazawa | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Pale Moon
Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key…
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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