Body of Lies vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Body of Lies). Body of Lies is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2008). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Body of Lies | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1993 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 3h |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Oscar Isaac, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark Strong, Simon McBurney, Ali Suliman | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Body of Lies
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as…
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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