Boiling Point vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5/10 for Boiling Point). Boiling Point is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. Boiling Point is the older of the two (1993 against 2002). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boiling Point
Infernal Affairs| Boiling Point | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | James B. Harris | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Jonathan Banks, Tobin Bell, Wesley Snipes, Viggo Mortensen, Seymour Cassel | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Boiling Point
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.
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.
Where to watch
Where to watch Boiling PointWhere to watch Infernal Affairs
More like Boiling Point · More like Infernal Affairs · Compare other titles