Runner Runner vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.6/10 for Runner Runner). Runner Runner is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Runner Runner
The Departed| Runner Runner | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Brad Furman | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Anthony Mackie, David Costabile, Ben Affleck, John Heard, Justin Timberlake | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Runner Runner
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
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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