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Infernal
Film
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Infernal Affairs
Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai, Andrew Lau Wai-keung
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. From TMDB
243 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 95 | 3 | 115 |
| Lemmy * | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| TMDB reviews * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Infernal Affairs is a 2002 drama thriller crime film, directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai and Andrew Lau Wai-keung, starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Anthony Wong Chau-sang.
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60 of 243 · most liked firstHere's what people want... Good movies and good television. Yeah, originality is great, but remakes can be good too. I liked the remake of Infernal Affairs (The Departed), Scarface, Cape Fear, Ocean's 11, The Fly, King Kong (Peter Jackson), True Grit, Judge Dread, and The Wizard of Oz (1939) was also a remake. The Fall Guy looks good too. For TV, there's Battlestar Galactica, Westworld, Cobra Kai, Sabrina, and Wednesday, though different, could fit in there as it's still based on another…
neutral · AI labelView post →I know The Departed is not top shelf Scorsese, and it’s not as good as Infernal Affairs, but the screenplay has so many good lines, come on, when you come across it channel surfing you’re gonna watch some of it, maybe even the rest of it, happy St Patrick’s Day youtu.be/CntLSqA961Y
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching THE DEPARTED (2006). Director: Martin Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon. Unpopular opinion: Serviceable, if hyperactive, take on Hong Kong classic INFERNAL AFFAIRS never moved me as top-tier Scorcese. Rewatching, 1st time since release. Maybe I'll change my mind. #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →when i glance over at my movie shelf the first thing i see is INFERNAL AFFAIRS, so you should watch INFERNAL AFFAIRS
positive · AI labelView post →Wow! Shout! Studios has put the Infernal Affairs trilogy — what got remade into The Departed by Martin Scorsese — on YouTube. And I can tell you the first movie is tons better than The Departed. Original Cantonese audio with English subtitles. Watch it tonight! youtu.be/_8M1-1wLpKU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #302 "Infernal Affairs" (Andrew Lau and Alan Mak/2002) Probably the best police thriller I've ever seen. Remade as The Departed but in my opinion, this is the best version of it. Check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →We learned from Tony Leung Chiu-wai that he completely changed the ending to INFERNAL AFFAIRS, refusing to do the proposed action sequence since “this was a drama film, it should end with drama”. Purportedly the only time he has ever done that
neutral · AI labelView post →First watch of the original film for the first time since release. ‘Infernal Affairs’ (2002, Blu Ray). Looking forward to watching the other films, prequel and sequel in the box.
neutral · AI labelView post →DIY labels should send artists undercover as managers into global music conglomerates to spy on their industry plants and it’ll be just like that movie Infernal Affairs.
neutral · AI labelView post →The original movie (Infernal Affairs) is much better
positive · AI labelView post →If you only watch movies in English youre only getting the English ripoffs of real cinema. Martin Scorsese is literally just ripping off HK Directors. The Departed is literally an English remake of Infernal Affairs which is still the superior film. Anyways book me.
positive · AI labelView post →A remake of Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m starting to feel like a broken record here, but Infernal Affairs (directed by Wai Keung Lau) is an almost perfect movie, and “inspired” Scorsese to make The Departed. #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →If you’re in Hong Kong in December or January, know that the HK Film Critics Society is holding screenings in tribute to the late film historian David Bordwell. A great opportunity to see films like INFERNAL AFFAIRS and SHAOLIN SOCCER in 35mm or A HERO NEVER DIES and more on the big screen. Trailer:
neutral · AI labelView post →[REVIEW] Wai-keung Lau and Alan Mak - Infernal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou). cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4326326 *** **This is a pretty cool movie.** *The plot is very interesting*, and there's tons of tension! Definitely keeps you on your toes as the pressure mounts for the main characters, especially in the undercover scenes. There wasn't really a point where I thought anything in the main storyline didn't make sense; **the motivations of the characters are as clear as they should…
positive · AI labelView post →Probably an unpopular opinion, but The Departed. They dumbed down Infernal Affairs for western audiences. The shot of the rat at the end wasn't clever and the entire movie was like an unnecessary terrible Disney remake of an original that didn't need remaking.
positive · AI labelView post →Watching Infernal Affairs and you know you are watching a good movie when a cash counting machine comes out.
positive · AI labelView post →Well I searched and we now have French dubs of — Chungking Express —- A Better Tomorrow —- Infernal Affairs So movie nights are sorted for the next few weeks.
neutral · AI labelView post →"The Departed" - a remake of "Infernal Affairs" (Hong Kong film)
neutral · AI labelView post →I really love this movie but it actually makes nobfucking sense compared to the original. Dicaprio is so blatantly the rat. In Infernal Affairs, Tony Leung is undercover for years and relatively low level in a pretty big gang. Jack Nicholson has like three guys working for him
positive · AI labelView post →Also this is a stretch but…it’s a movie about performing and deceit using the medium of film to get into the audience’s subconscious, that ends in a bloodbath. I know it’s a remake of Infernal Affairs but also…that’s Hamlet. Right? It’s a bloodbath based around identity.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you loved "Sphere", "The City Inside", the film "Infernal Affairs", or you're just up for some cyberpunk and space horror, here's something I wrote earlier!
neutral · AI labelView post →New in @cambridgeday.com! This week, celebrate Art House Theater Day at @brattletheatre.bsky.social and catch THE DEPARTED vs. INFERNAL AFFAIRS at the Somerville, plus Monty Python, more Altman, and the best movie ever made: FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!
neutral · AI labelView post →It's been a while, and he references dozens of movies, so much so that you're watching his movies and think "wait, I've seen this before" and then you're distracted by the next scene you've seen before. But off the top of my head Vanishing Point, Foxy Brown, Lady Snowblood, Bruce Lee movies, and the Dirty Dozen. But don't watch those. I probably enjoyed Vanishing Point the most, Bruce Lee in Game of Death is also fun, but often they have a few good scenes, the ones that Tarantino copied…
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely nothing of intelligence or nuance to say about Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s Infernal Affairs (2002). I was turned on the entire runtime. What a sexy goddamn movie.
positive · AI labelView post →119.) The Departed (2006) What a great St. Patrick's Day first-time watch. An excellently entertaining movie about the symbiotic relationship between cops and crooks. Plus, Jack is a delight in this picture. Do need to get around to watching Infernal Affairs to really complete this film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Something else to look forward to. ’Infernal Affairs’ (2002) is a quite superb film. ’The Departed’ remake was very disappointing for me. I haven’t seen these sequels which followed up a year or so later (one being a prequel), but if they are anywhere near as good, will be well satisfied ✅
positive · AI labelView post →We are two movies in on today’s father and son movie marathon. My child informed me mid-week he wanted a double feature of INFERNAL AFFAIRS and THE DEPAHTED. This is his second Scorsese film. His first was Last Temptation, by his request.
neutral · AI labelView post →"wow that's like Max Payne!" Max Payne is "what if HARD BOILED but game." "this reminds me of THE MATRIX!" the Wachowskis freely admit they lifted from HARD BOILED. "this is like the Scorcese movie with the corrupt cops?" THE DEPARTED, remaking INFERNAL AFFAIRS, which owes its existence to HARD BOIL
neutral · AI labelView post →Apropos of nothing, you know what movie really cooks? INFERNAL AFFAIRS. The fate of Superintendant Wong never fails to fuck me up. An hour of slick, queasy suspense and then bam they hit you with the music and Tony Leung’s devastated, disbelieving face. Just awesome.
positive · AI labelView post →“Infernal Affairs”, which is what “The Departed” is based on is like million times a better movie.
positive · AI labelView post →introduce yourself with: one book: Horus Rising - Dan Abnett one film: Infernal Affairs one album: From Here to Infirmary - Alkaline Trio one tv show: SG1
neutral · AI labelView post →ACAB does NOT include Tony Leung from Chungking Express or Infernal Affairs or any other film. ACAB does NOT include Tony Leung.
neutral · AI labelView post →Pre-emptively squeeing about my first time viewing of this #film that was so good, Scorsese ripped it off -- er, adapted it for one of his #movies, THE DEPARTED. #FridayThrillerClub 🇭🇰 #InfernalAffairs kicks off with host @MatthewTitus88 at 7:30pm ET tonight. Available on HBO Max or at his free link 🔗 (look for his post) #AndyLau #TonyLeungChiuWai
neutral · AI labelView post →The original film it’s a remake of… should have left it alone. Infernal Affairs. Also, lead Tony Leung
positive · AI labelView post →Now watching Infernal Affairs II. This is also a prequel to the first move, and since both films inspired The Departed maybe they'll explain why nobody in either movie speaks with a Boston accent (because they're in Hong Kong?)
neutral · AI labelView post →No disrespect to Boston or the Dropkick Murphys, but that film was a knockout of Infernal Affairs without the subtlety.
positive · AI labelView post →Infernal Affairs 2 (2003) | It's honestly a bit baffling to imagine prequels or sequels to Infernal Affairs, and this is certainly an example where these definitely weren't the events that preceded the first film, but if you're going to make an unnecessary prequel, this is a damn good way to do it.
positive · AI labelView post →Infernal Affairs was a much better movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Came here to say this. I saw Infernal Affairs first because my cousin said it was a cool movie. And it was! Then I saw The Departed when it came out and kept saying “are you fucking kidding me?”
positive · AI labelView post →I haven't watched "Infernal Affairs" in a few years and I am watching it now and holy shit you guys, this is a really good movie and so much better than the remake.
positive · AI labelView post →#SeptemberMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky Day 21 - Betrayal in a Movie Infernal Affairs
neutral · AI labelView post →Favourite film for each year of the 2000s: (This was really difficult) 2000 In The Mood For Love 2001 Donnie Darko 2002 Infernal Affairs 2003 Underworld 2004 Mysterious Skin 2005 Brokeback Mountain 2006 Casino Royale 2007 Hot Fuzz 2008 Let the Right One In 2009 A Serious Man
neutral · AI labelView post →Going through this tagset and seeing the Departed (and not seeing Infernal Affairs) is making me realize my simmering resentment of that movie has persisted for twenty years. Gonna take this film grudge to my grave.
positive · AI labelView post →Finally… not everyone was a fan. Infernal Affairs director Andrew Lau prefers his own film to Scorsese’s, and said: “I think the version I made is better, but the Hollywood version is pretty good too. Scorsese made a version more attuned to American culture. 35/35
neutral · AI labelView post →A remake of the Chinese film Infernal Affairs.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Departed is a remake of Infernal Affairs, a far superior movie-watch that!
positive · AI labelView post →Watching the 2016 film The Great Wall, which features Chinese actor Andy Lau from 2002’s Infernal Affairs, and American actor Matt Damon, who plays (essentially) the same character in 2006’s Hollywood adaptation of 2002’s Infernal Affairs, 2006’s The Departed (2006)
neutral · AI labelView post →I forgot to do a Sunday Night Movie update: Infernal Affairs, now that's a movie
positive · AI labelView post →This random pause in the movie we were watching last night (Infernal Affairs 3) could actually be a new banner photo for me.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm reminded of a story a professor friend told me: that when he screened the original "Infernal Affairs" (the Hong Kong film that Scorsese adapted into "The Departed") in his class in the US, his students asked him which part of the country the film was set in... 😏
neutral · AI labelView post →[REVIEW] Wai-keung Lau and Alan Mak - Infernal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou). cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4326326 *** **This is a pretty cool movie.** *The plot is very interesting*, and there's tons of tension! Definitely keeps you on your toes as the pressure mounts for the main characters, especially in the undercover scenes. There wasn't really a point where I thought anything in the main storyline didn't make sense; **the motivations of the characters are as clear as they should…
positive · AI labelView post →Watch: I've seen a good chunk of these, and of the ones I've watched, I wouldn't mind watching them again. As it stands, I only saw the first Infernal Affairs movie (it's MUCH better than The Departed), so I'm making it a trilogy triple-feature. Trash: Marriage Story. I saw enough. I'm good.
positive · AI labelView post →Finally… not everyone was a fan. Infernal Affairs director Andrew Lau prefers his own film to Scorsese’s, and said: “I think the version I made is better, but the Hollywood version is pretty good too. Scorsese made a version more attuned to American culture.” 35/35
neutral · AI labelView post →Also, The Departed. Just watch Infernal Affairs, the much better, MUCH SHORTER movie that it’s based on. I swear you could cut an hour out of The Departed.
positive · AI labelView post →Next up in our Matt Damon Odyssey was The Departed. Fantastic movie, but if you can believe it, the movie it was based on (Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs) is even better #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →[News] In Memoriam: 施南生 Nansun Shi (1951-2026). > The multi-awarded Hong Kong film producer's death was officially announced on Monday. A key figure at [Cinema City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_City_Enterprises) (_Aces Go Places_ franchise), co-founder with Tsui Hark of [電影工作室 Film Workshop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Workshop) (_A Better Tomorrow_, _The Killer_), later VP at [寰亞娛樂集團 Media Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Asia_Entertainment_Group) (_Infernal…
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes, yes, this is all very intense but look at those scenic shots in this #CultShelf #InfernalAffairs #MouGaanDou #FilmNoir
neutral · AI labelView post →Sammi Cheng in “Mou Gaan Dou” AKA “Infernal Affairs” (2002) #CultShelf #InfernalAffairs #MouGaanDou #SammiCheng #FilmNoir
neutral · AI labelView post →Kelly Chen in “Mou Gaan Dou” AKA “Infernal Affairs” (2002) #CultShelf #InfernalAffairs #MouGaanDou #KellyChen #FilmNoir
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