Polytechnique vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for Polytechnique). Polytechnique is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Polytechnique
The Departed| Polytechnique | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 17m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Karine Vanasse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Maxim Gaudette | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Polytechnique
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
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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