THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST

GENRE:  Drama
MADE:  1988
CAST:  Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
DIRECTOR:  Martin Scorsese
WRITER:  Nikos Kazantzakis, Paul Schrader

PLOT:  The journey of the life of Jesus Christ beginning from when he first knew he was a messenger of God.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Passion Of The Christ, Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments

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CASINO

GENRE:  Crime/ Biographical/ Drama
MADE:  1995
CAST:  Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
DIRECTOR:  Martin Scorsese
WRITER:  Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese

PLOT:  Sam and Nicky were the best of mobster friends until a casino came between them.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Blow, Scarface, Goodfellas, Ocean's Eleven

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THE DEPARTED

GENRE:  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson
DIRECTOR:  Martin Scorsese
WRITER:  William Monahan, Alan Mak, Felix Chong

PLOT:  Two men from opposites sides of the law go under cover, their targets: the police and the Irish mafia.  Things go down badly when they are made.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Blood Diamond, Munich, Training Day

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