Requiem for a Dream vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 8/10 for Requiem for a Dream). Requiem for a Dream is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 31m. Requiem for a Dream is the older of the two (2000 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Requiem for a Dream
The Departed| Requiem for a Dream | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Darren Aronofsky | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Christopher McDonald | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Requiem for a Dream
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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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