Infernal Affairs vs The Informers
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 4.8/10 for The Informers). The Informers is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 40m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
The Informers| Infernal Affairs | The Informers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Gregor Jordan |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Theo Rossi, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Rhys Ifans, Mickey Rourke |
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 Informers
A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.
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