Absolution vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.9/10 for Absolution). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 52m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Absolution
Infernal Affairs| Absolution | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hans Petter Moland | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Ron Perlman, Liam Neeson, Yolonda Ross, Frankie Shaw, Daniel Diemer | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Absolution
An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.
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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