GoodFellas currently dominates The Departed 85–15

Scorsese's autobiography overwhelms his thriller. GoodFellas wins going away.

85% 15%

Based on 13 head-to-head votes across 1 bracket

The Verdict Director's Cut

This matchup has 13 votes. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.

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	85%	15%
Overall Win Rate	60%	57%
Championships	26	41
Budget	$25M	$90M
Return	1.9x	3.2x

Where This Matchup Sits

In Drama on BingeBracket: GoodFellas at #9 and The Departed is in the top quarter, out of 98 films.

Martin Scorsese has 4 films on BingeBracket. GoodFellas ranks #1 and The Departed ranks #2.

Against other opponents on BingeBracket, the picture shifts. GoodFellas beats Raging Bull, but The Departed loses to it — the same opponent produces opposite results.

The tournament titles favor The Departed (41 to 26), 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.