Primal Fear vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.7/10 for Primal Fear). Primal Fear is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 31m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
The Departed| Primal Fear | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | Hong Kong |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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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