Infernal Affairs vs Joint Security Area

Infernal Affairs and Joint Security Area are tied on audience score (7.8/10). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are action, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002 VS Joint Security Area posterJoint Security Area2000
Infernal AffairsJoint Security Area
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 7.8/10
Year20022000
Length1h 40m1h 48m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country––
DirectorAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-KeungPark Chan-wook
Main castTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric TsangLee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon

Synopsis

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.

Joint Security Area

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.

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