Reservation Road vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Reservation Road). Reservation Road is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Reservation Road | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Terry George | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Jennifer Connelly, Bill Camp, Mira Sorvino, John Slattery, Joaquin Phoenix | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Reservation Road
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.
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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