Subtraction vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Subtraction). Subtraction is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2022). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Subtraction
The Departed| Subtraction | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Mani Haghighi | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Taraneh Alidoosti, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Ali Bagheri, Farham Azizi, Ismaeel Pourreza | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
Subtraction
After a confusing interaction in downtown Tehran, a married couple seems to have found their doppelgängers.
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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