Boiler Room vs Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Boiler Room). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 58m. Boiler Room is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Boiler Room posterBoiler Room2000 VS Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002
Boiler RoomInfernal Affairs
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 7.8/10
Year20002002
Length1h 58m1h 40m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorBen YoungerAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Main castRon Rifkin, Scott Caan, Jamie Kennedy, Jon Abrahams, Ben AffleckTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang

Synopsis

Boiler Room

A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.

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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