Hong Kong The Departed sits in the top 1% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #4 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it?”
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 2005–2007 Hong Kong Window
41 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Departed sits at position #1.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Departed. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Departed premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 31m runtime, production spent $596K per minute on screen and earned $1.9M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (100th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.9 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #2 of 311 (top 1%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Films, Initial Entertainment Group, Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 31m |
| Release Date | October 4, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0407887 |
| Official Site | thedeparted.com |