In the Line of Fire vs Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for In the Line of Fire). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2002). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In the Line of Fire
Infernal Affairs| In the Line of Fire | Infernal Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung |
| Main cast | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang |
Synopsis
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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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