Standoff vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6/10 for Standoff). Standoff is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Standoff
The Departed| Standoff | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Adam Alleca | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Joanna Douglas, Laurence Fishburne, Jim Watson, Thomas Jane, Ted Atherton | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Standoff
A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.
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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