Infernal Affairs vs The Assault
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for The Assault). The Assault is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 40m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2011). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
The Assault| Infernal Affairs | The Assault | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Julien Leclercq |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Philippe Bas, Vincent Elbaz, Marie Guillard, Chems Dahmani, Mélanie Bernier |
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.
The Assault
December 1994. On Saturday 24th, four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus, bound for Paris, with 227 passengers on board, at the Algiers airport.
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