Black Rain vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Black Rain). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 5m. Black Rain is the older of the two (1989 against 2002). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Rain
Infernal Affairs| Black Rain | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Stephen Root, Michael Douglas, Andy García, Luis Guzmán, Richard Riehle | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Black Rain
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
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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