Red Road vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Red Road). Red Road is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 31m. Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Red Road | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Andrea Arnold | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Tony Curran, Kate Dickie, Natalie Press, Martin Compston, Paul Higgins | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Red Road
Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled to confront him.
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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