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Name: Infernal Affairs
Director: Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Genre: action, crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Released: 2002
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 8

Infernal Affairs has an iRankMovies score of 82.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Infernal Affairs (2002)

無間道

Loyalty. Honor. Betrayal.

Release:2002

Runtime:1h 41m

Country:Hong Kong SAR China

Director:Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Language:CN

Genre

ActionCrimeDrama

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Keywords

Undercover AgentUndercoverHong Kong

iRank83

Infernal Affairs rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8/10· 138K votes

Rotten Tomatoes94%

Metacritic75%

TMDb7.805/10· 2K votes

With 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 75/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About 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.

Cast of Infernal Affairs

Andy Lau
as 刘健明
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
as 陈永仁
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
as 黄志诚
Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
as 韩琛
Kelly Chen Hui-Lin
as 李心儿
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
as Mary
Elva Hsiao
as May
Chapman To Man-Chat
as 傻强
Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
as 大B
Shawn Yue Man-Lok
as 少年陈永仁
Edison Chen
as 少年刘健明
Berg Ng Ting-Yip
as 张Sir

Infernal Affairs facts

Original title: 無間道
Budget: $6.4M
Box office: $8.8M
Collection: Infernal Affairs Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Undercover agent dynamic creates sustained tension through psychological cat and mouse
•Hong Kong setting provides atmospheric backdrop elevating crime thriller conventions
•Performance intensity anchors complex plot mechanics with genuine emotional stakes

What the audience disliked

•Multiple plot threads occasionally feel overstuffed diluting individual narrative threads
•Character backstories remain underdeveloped affecting emotional investment depth

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