Bound by Honor vs Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.8/10 for Elite Squad: The Enemy Within). Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2010). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within| Bound by Honor | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2010 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | Brazil |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | José Padilha |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, Seu Jorge, André Mattos, Irandhir Santos |
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: The Enemy Within
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
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