Infernal Affairs vs Mercury Rising
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Mercury Rising). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 51m. Mercury Rising is the older of the two (1998 against 2002). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
Mercury Rising| Infernal Affairs | Mercury Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Harold Becker |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Carrie Preston, Chi McBride, Peter Stormare, Kim Dickens, Bruce Willis |
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.
Mercury Rising
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
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