Infernal Affairs vs The Man on the Balcony

Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for The Man on the Balcony). The Man on the Balcony is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 40m. The Man on the Balcony is the older of the two (1993 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Infernal Affairs posterInfernal Affairs2002 VS The Man on the Balcony posterThe Man on the Balcony1993
Infernal AffairsThe Man on the Balcony
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.1/10
Year20021993
Length1h 40m1h 31m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAlan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-KeungDaniel Alfredson
Main castTony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric TsangUlf Friberg, Rolf Lassgård, Niklas Hjulström, Kjell Bergqvist, Gösta Ekman

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 Man on the Balcony

A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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