Infernal Affairs vs Veronica Guerin
Infernal Affairs has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Veronica Guerin). Veronica Guerin is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 40m. Infernal Affairs is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Infernal Affairs
Veronica Guerin| Infernal Affairs | Veronica Guerin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | Joel Schumacher |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang | Cate Blanchett, Garrett Keogh, Charlotte Bradley, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda Fricker |
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.
Veronica Guerin
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
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