Infernal Affairs vs Merantau
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Merantau). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 14m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2009). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
Merantau| Infernal Affairs | Merantau | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Gareth Evans |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Iko Uwais, Alex Abbad, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyah, Chika Jessica |
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.
Merantau
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
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