The Departed vs The Last Thing He Wanted
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 4.9/10 for The Last Thing He Wanted). The Last Thing He Wanted is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2020). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Departed
The Last Thing He Wanted| The Departed | The Last Thing He Wanted | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 31m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Hong Kong | United Kingdom |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Dee Rees |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio | Edi Gathegi, Rosie Perez, Toby Jones, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe |
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 Last Thing He Wanted
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.
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