Bound by Honor vs Elite Squad
Bound by Honor and Elite Squad are tied on audience score (8.1/10). Elite Squad is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2007). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Elite Squad| Bound by Honor | Elite Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2007 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | José Padilha |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro |
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…
Elite Squad
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
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