Bound by Honor vs Die Hard

Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.8/10 for Die Hard). Die Hard is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 3h . Die Hard is the older of the two (1988 against 1993). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bound by Honor posterBound by Honor1993 VS Die Hard posterDie Hard1988
Bound by HonorDie Hard
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 7.8/10
Year19931988
Length3h 2h 12m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTaylor HackfordJohn McTiernan
Main castBilly Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny FlahertyHart Bochner, Bruce Willis, William Atherton, James Shigeta, Clarence Gilyard Jr.

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…

Die Hard

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

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