Basic Instinct 2 vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5/10 for Basic Instinct 2). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 54m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2006). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic Instinct 2
Infernal Affairs| Basic Instinct 2 | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Caton-Jones | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Neil Maskell, Indira Varma, Hugh Dancy, David Morrissey, Sharon Stone | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Basic Instinct 2
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.
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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