Boiling Point vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5/10 for Boiling Point). Boiling Point is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h . Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boiling Point
Bound by Honor| Boiling Point | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 3h |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | James B. Harris | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Jonathan Banks, Tobin Bell, Wesley Snipes, Viggo Mortensen, Seymour Cassel | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Boiling Point
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.
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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