Anyone know of a crime film about two siblings or childhood friends who grow up to go against each other as Detective vs criminal?

Submitted by batbug t3_yearm8 in movies

If not, anyone know of a website I can use to find one? It can be a foreign language film (if not preferentially foreign language because there will be a higher likelihood that I haven't seen it before). I am looking for inspiration for a new comic book idea I have. Many thanks for any suggestions! All suggestions welcome.

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schoolknurse t1_itwzcq3 wrote

The Departed

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ragrok t1_itx8hrc wrote

Or Infernal Affairs (original version)

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efs120 t1_itxri5g wrote

They didn't grow up together. They never even officially meet until DiCaprio tries to come in from the cold.

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schoolknurse t1_iu1itou wrote

You are 100% correct. It’s been a long time since I last saw it and I had it in my brain that they grew up together. Great movie, by the way! Rewatching it right now!

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marvof_thedead t1_itx1gp7 wrote

The Raid (2011)

We Own the Night (2007)

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ithinkther41am t1_itza21i wrote

Rama and Andi didn’t really go up against each other. If anything, Andi protected him and later helped him defeat Mad Dog,

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marvof_thedead t1_iu04trl wrote

True, they did not physically fight each other but theme wise there's still an internal conflict between the two brothers, Rama wanting Andi to go home and Andi feeling like he has more of a life in the criminal world. This is summed up in their exchange they have before the third act of the movie and at the end when Andi still refuses to leave being a gang boss and uses the uniform metaphor from their earlier exchange.

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jesterjackson t1_itwz3nt wrote

The chinese version is called Infernal Affairs. American remake is The Departed.

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efs120 t1_itxrwh7 wrote

The undercover cop and the mobster cop never cross paths as children in either movie.

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MovieMike007 t1_itwz7ve wrote

Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) The film chronicles the relationship of the notorious gangster William "Rocky" Sullivan (James Cagney) with his childhood friend and now priest Father Jerry Connolly (Pat O'Brien).

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cheap-thrills2022 t1_itx8aas wrote

A lot of early John Woo stuff consisted of this motif.

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LessBeyond5052 t1_itz4rz3 wrote

I've not seen The Killer in years but this was similar? Or they definitely became friends as the film went on .. shit now I need to rewatch The Killer.

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AtomicBlueElephant t1_itx1mio wrote

Manhattan Melodrama. Fun fact: Supposedly the movie John Dillinger saw before he was taken out.

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pushingiswinning t1_itx1b91 wrote

Blood Ties starring Clive Owen and Billy Crudup

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ragrok t1_itx8xze wrote

Bloodline (2005) We own the night (2007) A better tomorrow (1986)

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orangemaroon25 t1_ity2q10 wrote

Mystic River

Justified (series)

Gattaca has an element of this as well.

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ThiccDICC_OG t1_itx018j wrote

Justified is close too that.

Mystic river is a great one

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Tea_Reckz t1_itx0shs wrote

Not a movie nor childhood friends, but the request immediately made me think of Death Note

L and Light grew very close

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mis-anda t1_itx9krt wrote

seconds apart (2011)

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CatGarlond t1_itxgg59 wrote

Extreme Prejudice (1987) sort of

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urgasmic t1_itxjs04 wrote

that kind of sounds like the video game Mirror's Edge Catalyst

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efs120 t1_itxszm2 wrote

A bit of a spoiler, but CITY OF VIOLENCE fits the bill.

They're not exactly children, but The Roaring Twenties with Cagney and Bogart is basically that sort of plot.

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SupermanRR1980 t1_itxwrz0 wrote

Out For Justice.

Anybody seen Richie?!?!

Anybody know why Richie did Bobby Lupo??

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zcharper t1_itzcg0k wrote

Indian Runner (1991), directed by Sean Penn. Haven’t seen it but that’s the plot

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