The Departed vs Varg Veum - Buried Dogs
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.7/10 for Varg Veum - Buried Dogs). Varg Veum - Buried Dogs is the shorter watch at 1h 30m 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
Varg Veum - Buried Dogs| The Departed | Varg Veum - Buried Dogs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 31m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Hong Kong | Denmark |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Alexander Eik |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio | Trond Espen Seim, Bjørn Floberg, Endre Hellestveit, Siv Klynderud, Kyrre Haugen Sydness |
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.
Varg Veum - Buried Dogs
Racial tension is running high in Bergen after a young black asylum seeker dies at the hands of the Police. Shortly afterwards, a right-wing politician is targeted by a gunman at a public rally and his wife is fatally wounded. Another member of the right-wing party, Marit Holm, approaches private investigator Varg Veum, insisting she is being stalked.
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