The Departed vs The Informers
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 4.8/10 for The Informers). The Informers is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Departed
The Informers| The Departed | The Informers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 31m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Hong Kong | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Gregor Jordan |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio | Theo Rossi, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Rhys Ifans, Mickey Rourke |
Synopsis
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.
The Informers
A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.
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