Bound by Honor vs Harsh Times

Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Harsh Times). Harsh Times is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2005). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bound by Honor posterBound by Honor1993 VS Harsh Times posterHarsh Times2005
Bound by HonorHarsh Times
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.4/10
Year19932005
Length3h 1h 56m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTaylor HackfordDavid Ayer
Main castBilly Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny FlahertyTerry Crews, Emilio Rivera, Eva Longoria, Christian Bale, J.K. Simmons

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…

Harsh Times

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

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