Pornostar vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Pornostar). Pornostar is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 31m. Pornostar is the older of the two (1998 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pornostar
The Departed| Pornostar | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Toshiaki Toyoda | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Akaji Maro, Chihara Junia, Rin Ozawa, Onimaru, Tetta Sugimoto | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Pornostar
A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit. While things work out in the beginning, this young psychopath quickly becomes more trouble than the gang expected. Will they be able to rid themselves of him, or will they be his next victims?
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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