Bound by Honor vs Brawl in Cell Block 99
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7/10 for Brawl in Cell Block 99). Brawl in Cell Block 99 is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2017). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Brawl in Cell Block 99| Bound by Honor | Brawl in Cell Block 99 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2017 |
| Length | 3h | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | S. Craig Zahler |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Jennifer Carpenter, Mustafa Shakir, Vince Vaughn, Clark Johnson, Don Johnson |
Synopsis
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…
Brawl in Cell Block 99
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
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