Beirut vs Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Beirut). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 49m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Beirut posterBeirut2018 VS Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002
BeirutInfernal Affairs
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 7.8/10
Year20182002
Length1h 49m1h 40m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorBrad AndersonAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Main castDean Norris, Jon Hamm, Shea Whigham, Rosamund Pike, Mark PellegrinoTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang

Synopsis

Beirut

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

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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