Bangkok Dangerous vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.2/10 for Bangkok Dangerous). Bangkok Dangerous is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2008). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bangkok Dangerous
Bound by Honor| Bangkok Dangerous | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 3h |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Thailand | – |
| Director | Danny Pang Phat, Oxide Pang Chun | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei, Shahkrit Yamnarm, James With, Panward Hemmanee | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Bangkok Dangerous
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.
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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