Infernal Affairs vs The Rainmaker
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for The Rainmaker). Infernal Affairs is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 15m. The Rainmaker is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
The Rainmaker| Infernal Affairs | The Rainmaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Jon Voight, Claire Danes, Virginia Madsen, Danny DeVito, Matt Damon |
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 Rainmaker
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
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