Bound by Honor vs Hwayi: A Monster Boy
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.4/10 for Hwayi: A Monster Boy). Hwayi: A Monster Boy is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2013). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Hwayi: A Monster Boy| Bound by Honor | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2013 |
| Length | 3h | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Jang Joon-hwan |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Moon Sung-keun, Lee Kyung-young, Nam Ji-hyun, Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Yun-seok |
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…
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
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