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Movies that feel like Infernal Affairs II (2003)

If you loved Infernal Affairs II, the closest films we have are Police Story 2 (1988), The Raid 2 (2014) and The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019). All three share Infernal Affairs II's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.

πŸ… 75% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keungkinetictensegritty
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Infernal Affairs (2002) Β· Infernal Affairs III (2003)

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Police Story 2
1988 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.1action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both are working the same pair: police, undercover

The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.

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The Raid 2
2014 Β· dir. Gareth Evans
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.9action Β· crime Β· thriller

Common ground: gangster

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
2019 Β· dir. Lee Won-tae
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: police

After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in placeβ€”whoever finds K first will decide his fateβ€”the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.

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The Outlaws
2017 Β· dir. Kang Yun-sung
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2action Β· crime Β· thriller

Kinetic where it counts, tense underneath

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

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A Hard Day
2014 Β· dir. Kim Seong-hun
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.2crime Β· thriller Β· mystery

Both are built on the same subject: murder

The difference: Sits closer to mystery than Infernal Affairs II does

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.

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Lethal Weapon 4
1998 Β· dir. Richard Donner
πŸ… 54%β˜… 6.6action Β· crime Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: triad

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crime lord trying to get his brother out of prison.

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Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both lean on grit more than on action

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008 Β· dir. Jean-FranΓ§ois Richet
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.5drama Β· action Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: gangster

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Infernal Affairs II does

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

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Deep Cover
1992 Β· dir. Bill Duke
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7action Β· thriller Β· crime

Common ground: undercover

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LAβ€”the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

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Cold Eyes
2013 Β· dir. Kim Byung-seo
β˜… 7.1crime Β· action Β· thriller

Kinetic thriller, and it commits to that

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.

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Pusher 3
2005 Β· dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.3action Β· thriller Β· crime

Tense crime in both cases

Milo is aging, he is planning his daughter's 25th birthday, and his shipment of heroin turns out to be 10,000 pills of ecstasy. When Milo tries to sell the pills anyway, all Hell breaks loose and his only chance is to ask for help from his ex-henchman and old friend Radovan.

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In the Line of Duty 4
1989 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
β˜… 7.1action Β· crime Β· thriller

Action built on grit, twice over

Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime.

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