Backdraft vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.7/10 for Backdraft). Backdraft is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 3h . Backdraft is the older of the two (1991 against 1993). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backdraft
Bound by Honor| Backdraft | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1993 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 3h |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ron Howard | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jack McGee | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Backdraft
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
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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