21 Grams vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.3/10 for 21 Grams). 21 Grams is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
21 Grams
Bound by Honor| 21 Grams | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1993 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 3h |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Eddie Marsan, Benicio del Toro, Clea DuVall, Danny Huston, Sean Penn | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
21 Grams
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
Bound by Honor
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional…
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