Hostage vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Hostage). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 53m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2005). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hostage
Infernal Affairs| Hostage | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Florent-Emilio Siri | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Kevin Pollak, Kim Coates, Robert Knepper, Jonathan Tucker, Glenn Morshower | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
Hostage
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
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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