Jaws and The Departed are currently locked at 50–50
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The Verdict Decades Apart
This matchup has 10 votes. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.
Old vs. new: Jaws (1975) brings legacy and reputation; The Departed (2006) brings recency and modern craft. Voters decide which currency matters more. Across 10 votes, Jaws leads this matchup 50% to 50%.
As thriller films, Jaws and The Departed are competing on the same turf. The vote comes down to which one captures what voters want from the genre.
This one's razor thin. Jaws edges The Departed by 0 points — the kind of margin that could evaporate overnight.
The Numbers
| Jaws | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 50% | 50% |
| Overall Win Rate | 47% | 57% |
| Championships | 29 | 61 |
| Budget | $7M | $90M |
| Return | 67.2x | 3.2x |
The Departed sits at 57% overall on BingeBracket, Jaws at 47%. Everywhere else on the platform, The Departed is the stronger film — except here.
Where This Matchup Sits
For genre context, The Departed is in the top quarter of Drama on BingeBracket.
Elsewhere on the platform, they have a common problem — GoodFellas beats both of them. Whatever else separates these two films, they share that one loss.
It takes 2.1s to choose Jaws vs 1.2s for The Departed. Slower doesn't mean weaker — it can mean more deliberate, more personal, harder to explain.
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