Absolute Power vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Absolute Power). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 1m. Absolute Power is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Absolute Power
Infernal Affairs| Absolute Power | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Clint Eastwood | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Ed Harris, Richard Jenkins, Melora Hardin, Laura Linney, Penny Johnson Jerald | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Absolute Power
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
Infernal Affairs
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
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