Hard Boiled vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.5/10 for Hard Boiled). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 6m. Hard Boiled is the older of the two (1992 against 2002). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang.
Hard Boiled
Infernal Affairs| Hard Boiled | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Woo | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Kenny Wong Tak-Ban, Philip Chan | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Hard Boiled
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
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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