The Departed vs The Town
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for The Town). The Town is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 31m. The Departed is the older of the two (2006 against 2010). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Departed
The Town| The Departed | The Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 31m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Hong Kong | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Ben Affleck |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio | Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Titus Welliver, Chris Cooper, Ben Affleck |
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 Town
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
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