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Hong kong Undercover drama Organized crime Police department Betrayal Crime thriller Loyalty Identity Your best matches Ranked against what Infernal Affairs is actually about, not its genre labels.
74% Reverina match Top pick 2003 · Film · Action · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Also set in the same hong kong and organized crime Watched for the same thing: crime thriller and crime thriller More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Also about betrayal
Built around the same loyalty and loyalty What's different Not about identity or identity Not built around morality More violent Commitment 1h 59m
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The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Infernal Affairs.
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1990 · Film · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Also set in the same organized crime Also about betrayal and identity Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Not built around morality Not really psychological thriller or undercover drama More violent Where it streams Philo AMC+ Roku Premium Channel AMC Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Infernal Affairs.
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2006 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: crime thriller and crime thriller Also set in the same organized crime Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Also about identity and identity What's different Not really psychological thriller or undercover drama Not about betrayal Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Infernal Affairs.
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Watched for the same thing: crime thriller and crime thriller Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Homeland 2011
Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Told the same way, single protagonist Heat 1995 · 2h 50m
Watched for the same thing: crime thriller and crime thriller Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Fallen 1998
Watched for the same thing: crime thriller and crime thriller Centres on the same investigator figure Face/Off 1997
Also about identity and identity Told the same way, single protagonist Solace 2015 · 1h 41m
Watched for the same thing: crime thriller and crime thriller Built around the same morality Skyfall 2012 · 2h 23m
Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Also about identity and identity Finestkind 2023 · 2h 6m
Watched for the same thing: crime thriller and crime thriller Also set in the same organized crime Snatch 2000 · 1h 43m
Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Told the same way, nonlinear Lone Survivor 2013
Built around the same loyalty and loyalty Centres on the same mentor figure
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