Infernal Affairs vs Live by Night

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Live by Night). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 9m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2016). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002 VS Live by Night posterLive by Night2016
Infernal AffairsLive by Night
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.3/10
Year20022016
Length1h 40m2h 9m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-KeungBen Affleck
Main castTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric TsangChris Messina, Derek Mears, Anthony Michael Hall, Titus Welliver, Chris Cooper

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.

Live by Night

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

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