Pulp Fiction currently dominates The Departed 77–23
Tarantino's defining film routs Scorsese's crime epic.
The Verdict Decade Duel
This matchup has 13 votes — still early. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.
The Ezekiel speech, the overdose needle, the gold watch monologue, the Bonnie Situation, the diner holdup — Pulp Fiction contains more individually iconic sequences than most filmographies, arranged in a nonlinear structure that makes each one more surprising than linear order would allow. Scorsese's Departed has the elevator, the rat on the balcony, DiCaprio and Damon mirroring each other. But Tarantino's density of memorable moments per minute is unmatched. The gap reflects that density. The film with more reasons to vote wins.
The Numbers
| Pulp Fiction | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 77% | 23% |
| Overall Win Rate | 57% | 60% |
| Championships | 38 | 39 |
| Budget | $8M | $90M |
| Box Office | $214M | $291M |
Where This Matchup Sits
For genre context, The Departed is in the top quarter of Drama on BingeBracket.
Against other opponents, both dominate The Shawshank Redemption on the platform — a shared floor that suggests these two films belong in the same bracket tier.
Within tournaments, the dynamic shifts as the bracket deepens: The Departed performs better in later rounds while Pulp Fiction fades when the competition narrows.
Both films have real tournament credentials: Pulp Fiction with 38 titles and The Departed with 39. The championship pedigree is closer than the head-to-head suggests.
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