Mad Detective vs One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for Mad Detective). Mad Detective is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 42m. Mad Detective is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mad Detective
One Battle After Another| Mad Detective | One Battle After Another | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 2h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Main cast | Andy On, Sean Lau Ching-Wan, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Lam Suet, Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai | Chase Infiniti, Tony Goldwyn, Regina Hall, Benicio del Toro, Wood Harris |
Synopsis
Mad Detective
Bun, a schizophrenic, former police inspector comes out of retirement to help a rookie detective solve a complex murder case involving a missing colleague and a suspected policeman suffering from a multiple personality disorder.
One Battle After Another
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
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