Aesthetics of a Bullet vs Bound by Honor

Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7/10 for Aesthetics of a Bullet). Aesthetics of a Bullet is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 3h . Aesthetics of a Bullet is the older of the two (1973 against 1993). Both are action, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Aesthetics of a Bullet posterAesthetics of a Bullet1973 VS Bound by Honor posterBound by Honor1993
Aesthetics of a BulletBound by Honor
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 8.1/10
Year19731993
Length1h 40m3h
GenresAction, CrimeAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorSadao NakajimaTaylor Hackford
Main castTatsuo Endō, Takuzō Kawatani, Tsunehiko Watase, Miki Sugimoto, Jun MidorikawaBilly Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty

Synopsis

Aesthetics of a Bullet

A small time crook who sells rabbits for a living frequently gets himself into trouble with loan sharks and the yakuza. He dreams of becoming a successful big-shot and embarks on the life of a yakuza hitman.

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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