Infernal Affairs vs The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 38m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2011). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002 VS The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo posterThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
Infernal AffairsThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 7.4/10
Year20022011
Length1h 40m2h 38m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-KeungDavid Fincher
Main castTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric TsangGeraldine James, Joely Richardson, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig

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 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

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