Black Angel vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Black Angel). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 47m. Black Angel is the older of the two (1998 against 2002). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Angel
Infernal Affairs| Black Angel | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Takashi Ishii | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Shun Nakayama, Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Black Angel
Tokyo is a dark technopolis, a city of faceless chrome and cold marble. It is ruled by Nogi, a yakuza boss specializing in drugs and murder. He gained absolute power by executing the former boss and marrying his daughter, Chiaki. Only the mysterious Ikko, Chiaki's half-sister threatens him. Inspired by a legendary hit-woman, Ikko calls herself the Black Angel and plans to wash away her father's murderer with a deluge of blood.
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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