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Infernal Affairs III
2003
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
66–70
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Letterboxd on 66, highest is AlloCiné on 70.
See the most agreed on films →Triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.
Details
- Directors
- Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
- Writers
- Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Felix Chong Man-Keung
- Released
- 12 December 2003
- Country
- China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Language
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $250.0K
- Box office
- $4.5M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →4 wins from 15 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 10th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award 2003 | Film of Merit | Infernal Affairs III | Winner |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2003 | Best Film | Infernal Affairs III | Nominee |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2003 | Best Screenplay | Alan Mak, Felix Chong | Nominee |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2003 | Best Cinematography | Andrew Lau, Ng Man-ching | Nominee |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2003 | Best Film Editing | Danny Pang, Curran Pang | Nominee |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2003 | Best Original Film Score | Chan Kwong-wing | Nominee |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2003 | Best Sound Effects | Kinson Tsang | Nominee |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2003 | Best Visual Effects | Eddy Wong, Victor Wong | Nominee |
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15 awards — Infernal Affairs III
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9th Golden Bauhinia Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Top 10 Chinese-language Film | Infernal Affairs III | Winner |
| Best Actor | Andy Lau | Nominee |
| Best Director | Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Nominee |
| Best Film | Infernal Affairs III | Nominee |
4th Chinese Film Media Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Film | Infernal Affairs III | Winner |
| Media Critics' Award | Infernal Affairs III | Nominee |
10th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film of Merit | Infernal Affairs III | Winner |
41st Golden Horse Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Andy Lau | Winner |
23rd Hong Kong Film Awards
7 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Andrew Lau, Ng Man-ching | Nominee |
| Best Film | Infernal Affairs III | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Danny Pang, Curran Pang | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Score | Chan Kwong-wing | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Alan Mak, Felix Chong | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects | Kinson Tsang | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Eddy Wong, Victor Wong | Nominee |