Stepfather vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Stepfather). Stepfather is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Stepfather posterStepfather2026 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
StepfatherThe Departed
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.2/10
Year20262006
Length1h 35m2h 31m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorChris StokesMartin Scorsese
Main castTaye Diggs, Tamar BraxtonAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

Stepfather

After years of eradicating any family that falls short of perfection, Darnell believes his new wife Asia and her daughters might finally be the real deal. That is, until tensions rise and they uncover his deadly pattern. Now, getting rid of them won’t be as easy as he planned.

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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