Basic vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Basic). Basic is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Bound by Honor| Basic | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 3h |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Basic
When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army…
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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