GoodFellas currently dominates The Departed 79–21
Scorsese's autobiography overwhelms his thriller. GoodFellas wins going away.
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The Verdict Director's Cut
The autobiography overwhelms the thriller when both are Scorsese crime films. The Copacabana tracking shot, Liotta's narration that makes you complicit before you realize it, the violence that arrives at dinner with no more ceremony than dessert. GoodFellas puts you inside the life and lets you feel what it's like to belong. The Departed puts you outside it, watching Damon and DiCaprio circle each other through a plot built on double crosses and ticking phones. Both are masterful, and the Oscar went to The Departed. But the film that feels lived-in is dominating the film that feels constructed, and it's not close.
The Numbers
| GoodFellas | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 79% | 21% |
| Overall Win Rate | 61% | 57% |
| Championships | 54 | 59 |
| Avg Decision | 4.5s | 2.2s |
| Budget | $25M | $90M |
| Return | 1.9x | 3.2x |
Where This Matchup Sits
In Drama on BingeBracket: GoodFellas at #10 and The Departed is in the top quarter, out of 112 films.
Martin Scorsese has 5 films on BingeBracket. GoodFellas ranks #2 and The Departed ranks #3.
The tournament titles favor The Departed (59 to 54), which makes the head-to-head result all the more notable. The film with the stronger resume is losing the direct matchup.
16 years separate GoodFellas and The Departed. Dollar figures don't compare across that gap, but bracket voters don't care about inflation — GoodFellas wins the head-to-head regardless.
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