Black Rain vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Black Rain). Black Rain is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 3h . Black Rain is the older of the two (1989 against 1993). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Rain
Bound by Honor| Black Rain | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 1993 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 3h |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Stephen Root, Michael Douglas, Andy García, Luis Guzmán, Richard Riehle | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Black Rain
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
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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