Encounter vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Encounter). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 48m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2021). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Encounter | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Pearce | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Misha Collins, Janina Gavankar, Shane McRae, Antonio Jaramillo, Octavia Spencer | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Encounter
A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.
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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