Infernal Affairs vs The Connection
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for The Connection). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 15m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2014). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
The Connection| Infernal Affairs | The Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Cédric Jimenez |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Bruno Todeschini, Benoît Magimel, Jean Dujardin, Féodor Atkine, Moussa Maaskri |
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 Connection
Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan…
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