Infernal Affairs vs The Boondock Saints
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.3/10 for The Boondock Saints). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 48m. The Boondock Saints is the older of the two (1999 against 2002). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
The Boondock Saints| Infernal Affairs | The Boondock Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Troy Duffy |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Norman Reedus, Dot-Marie Jones, Willem Dafoe, Billy Connolly, Layton Morrison |
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 Boondock Saints
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.
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