Infernal Affairs II vs The Outlaws

The Outlaws has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.3/10 for Infernal Affairs II). Infernal Affairs II is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 1m. Infernal Affairs II is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Infernal Affairs II posterInfernal Affairs II2003 VS The Outlaws posterThe Outlaws2017
Infernal Affairs IIThe Outlaws
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 7.7/10
Year20032017
Length1h 59m2h 1m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
CountryChina–
DirectorAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-KeungKang Yun-sung
Main castJoe Cheung Tung-Cho, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, Edison Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric TsangKim Sung-kyu, Don Lee, Choi Gwi-hwa, Park Ji-hwan, Heo Dong-won

Synopsis

Infernal Affairs II

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.

The Outlaws

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

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