Room vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 8/10 for Room). Room is the shorter watch at 1h 58m 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.
Room
The Departed| Room | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | William H. Macy, Matt Gordon, Joan Allen, Wendy Crewson, Tom McCamus | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Room
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
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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