Smile as You Kill vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.7/10 for Smile as You Kill). Smile as You Kill is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2023). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Smile as You Kill
The Departed| Smile as You Kill | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Michael Sarrow | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Michael Teh, Rey Goyos, Jennifer Prediger, Joey Dean, Lorin Partalis | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Smile as You Kill
With only a few months to live, a desperate man kidnaps a successful advertising director and makes one demand: Create an online campaign to pay for treatment - or share his fate.
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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