Black Lotus vs Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Black Lotus). Black Lotus is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 40m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2023). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Black Lotus posterBlack Lotus2023 VS Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002
Black LotusInfernal Affairs
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.8/10
Year20232002
Length1h 33m1h 40m
GenresAction, Crime, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTodor ChapkanovAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Main castFrank Grillo, Rona-Lee Shim'on, Rico Verhoeven, Peter Franzén, Roland MøllerTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang

Synopsis

Black Lotus

An ex-special forces operative wages a one man war through the streets of Amsterdam to rescue his friend's daughter from the local crime syndicate.

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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