The Departed vs The Many Saints of Newark
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for The Many Saints of Newark). The Many Saints of Newark is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2021). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Vera Farmiga.
The Departed
The Many Saints of Newark| The Departed | The Many Saints of Newark | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 31m | 2h |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama |
| Country | Hong Kong | United States of America |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Alan Taylor |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio | Jon Bernthal, Patina Miller, John Magaro, Corey Stoll, Vera Farmiga |
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 Many Saints of Newark
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.
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