Infernal Affairs vs Mr. Holmes

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Mr. Holmes). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 44m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2015). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002 VS Mr. Holmes posterMr. Holmes2015
Infernal AffairsMr. Holmes
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.5/10
Year20022015
Length1h 40m1h 44m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country––
DirectorAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-KeungBill Condon
Main castTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric TsangPatrick Kennedy, Hattie Morahan, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada, Frances Barber

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.

Mr. Holmes

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.

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