The Departed vs Turtle Beach
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 4.8/10 for Turtle Beach). Turtle Beach is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 31m. Turtle Beach is the older of the two (1992 against 2006). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Departed | Turtle Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 1992 |
| Length | 2h 31m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Hong Kong | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Stephen Wallace |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio | Joan Chen, Stuart Campbell, Greta Scacchi, William McInnes, Kee Chan |
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.
Turtle Beach
Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and strikes up a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who keeps a regular vigil at "Turtle Beach" where the refugees try to secretly land, in the hope that one day her own children will arrive. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by the…
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