The Basketball Diaries vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for The Basketball Diaries). The Basketball Diaries is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 31m. The Basketball Diaries is the older of the two (1995 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Basketball Diaries
The Departed| The Basketball Diaries | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Scott Kalvert | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Ernie Hudson, Michael Rapaport, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Michael Imperioli | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
The Basketball Diaries
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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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