Penthouse North vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.7/10 for Penthouse North). Penthouse North is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2013). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Penthouse North posterPenthouse North2013 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
Penthouse NorthThe Departed
Audience score★ 5.7/10★ 8.2/10
Year20132006
Length1h 25m2h 31m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaHong Kong
DirectorJoseph RubenMartin Scorsese
Main castMichelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Trevor Hayes, Phillip Jarrett, Olivier SurprenantAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Penthouse North

A reclusive, blind photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse with her boyfriend, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.

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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