Infernal Affairs vs Polytechnique
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for Polytechnique). Polytechnique is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 40m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
Polytechnique| Infernal Affairs | Polytechnique | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 17m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Denis Villeneuve |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Karine Vanasse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Maxim Gaudette |
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.
Polytechnique
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
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