Eastern Promises vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for Eastern Promises). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 41m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2007). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eastern Promises
Infernal Affairs| Eastern Promises | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | David Cronenberg | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Tatiana Maslany, Vincent Cassel, Viggo Mortensen, Jerzy Skolimowski, Donald Sumpter | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Eastern Promises
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
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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