Blue Ruin vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Blue Ruin). Blue Ruin is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2014). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blue Ruin
Bound by Honor| Blue Ruin | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 3h |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jeremy Saulnier | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Devin Ratray, Macon Blair, David Thompson, Brent Werzner, Amy Hargreaves | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Blue Ruin
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
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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