Genealogies of a Crime vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Genealogies of a Crime). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 53m. Genealogies of a Crime is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Genealogies of a Crime
Infernal Affairs| Genealogies of a Crime | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Raúl Ruiz | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Mathieu Amalric, Andrzej Seweryn, Jean-Yves Gautier | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Genealogies of a Crime
An attorney defends a young man on trial for killing his aunt — a psychiatrist who took him in to study possible homicidal tendencies.
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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