Enemy of the State vs Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for Enemy of the State). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 12m. Enemy of the State is the older of the two (1998 against 2002). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Enemy of the State posterEnemy of the State1998 VS Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002
Enemy of the StateInfernal Affairs
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.8/10
Year19982002
Length2h 12m1h 40m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTony ScottAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Main castScott Caan, Jon Voight, Ian Hart, Jason Lee, Lisa BonetTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang

Synopsis

Enemy of the State

The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday shopping. Unbeknownst to Dean, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the trail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious NSA official named Reynolds. Using satellite surveillance, bugs, and other…

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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