Harsh Times vs Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.4/10 for Harsh Times). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 56m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2005). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Harsh Times posterHarsh Times2005 VS Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002
Harsh TimesInfernal Affairs
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 7.8/10
Year20052002
Length1h 56m1h 40m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDavid AyerAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Main castTerry Crews, Emilio Rivera, Eva Longoria, Christian Bale, J.K. SimmonsTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang

Synopsis

Harsh Times

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

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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