Red Corner vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for Red Corner). Red Corner is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 31m. Red Corner is the older of the two (1997 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Red Corner
The Departed| Red Corner | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Jon Avnet | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Richard Gere, Byron Mann, Henry O, Tsai Chin, James Hong | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Red Corner
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
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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