The Debt vs The Departed

The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.6/10 for The Debt). The Debt is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2010). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Debt posterThe Debt2010 VS The Departed posterThe Departed2006
The DebtThe Departed
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.2/10
Year20102006
Length1h 53m2h 31m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Hong Kong
DirectorJohn MaddenMartin Scorsese
Main castJessica Chastain, Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Jesper Christensen, Ciarán HindsAnthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Synopsis

The Debt

Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must…

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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