Bound by Honor vs Gangster Squad
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Gangster Squad). Gangster Squad is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2013). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Gangster Squad| Bound by Honor | Gangster Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2013 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Ruben Fleischer |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Holt McCallany, Anthony Mackie, Robert Patrick, Mireille Enos, Troy Garity |
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…
Gangster Squad
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps…
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