Return to Sender vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for Return to Sender). Return to Sender is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2015). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Return to Sender
The Departed| Return to Sender | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Fouad Mikati | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Ryan Phillippe, Camryn Manheim, Rosamund Pike, Illeana Douglas, Nick Nolte | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Return to Sender
A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact revenge on her assailant after he's paroled from prison.
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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