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Infernal Affairs

2002 · 101 min · Director: Wai Keung Lau, Alan Mak, Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung ★ IMDb 8 · 139,707 ratings

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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.

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Infernal Affairs (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Anxiety

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Anxiety
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityAnxiety
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity51 %43 %50 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity49 %39 %50 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity51 %43 %47 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension58 %56 %49 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension67 %67 %53 %44 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension72 %73 %53 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension67 %65 %52 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity59 %54 %53 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity59 %56 %54 %42 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension60 %57 %51 %42 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Empathy64 %56 %46 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension77 %67 %42 %57 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Sadness83 %66 %37 %57 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Sadness77 %60 %39 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension72 %66 %49 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension70 %64 %50 %47 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Empathy70 %57 %50 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension77 %70 %55 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension81 %68 %46 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness75 %43 %28 %41 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Superintendent Wong Chi-shing

Eric Tsang

Hon Sam

KC
Kelly Chen Hui-Lin

Dr. Lee Sum-yee

SC
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man

Mary

EH
Elva Hsiao

May

CT
Chapman To Man-Chat

Tsui Wai-keung

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Inspector B

Yue Man-lok

Young Chan Wing-yan

EC
Edison Chen

Young Lau Kin-ming

BN
Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Senior Inspector Cheung

WC
Wan Chi-Keung

Officer Leung

Dion Lam

Del Piero

TH
Tony Ho

Suspect

CW
Courtney Wu

Stereo Shop Owner

HK
Hui Kam Fung

Cadet School Principal Yip

CW
Chaucharew Wichai

Sunny, Thai Drug Dealer

AH
Au Hin-Wai

Elephant

LT
Lee Tin-Cheung

Double 8

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
101 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 139,707 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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