Infernal Affairs vs Out of the Furnace

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Out of the Furnace). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 56m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002 VS Out of the Furnace posterOut of the Furnace2013
Infernal AffairsOut of the Furnace
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.6/10
Year20022013
Length1h 40m1h 56m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-KeungScott Cooper
Main castTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric TsangForest Whitaker, Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Tom Bower, Zoe Saldaña

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.

Out of the Furnace

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

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