Bound by Honor vs Facing El Chapo

Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Facing El Chapo). Facing El Chapo is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2026). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bound by Honor posterBound by Honor1993 VS Facing El Chapo posterFacing El Chapo2026
Bound by HonorFacing El Chapo
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.6/10
Year19932026
Length3h 1h 31m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTaylor HackfordChava Cartas
Main castBilly Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny FlahertyHector Kotsifakis, Noé Hernández, Santiago Colores, Alfonso Herrera, Fernando Cuautle

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…

Facing El Chapo

Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.

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