Bound by Honor vs Just Play Dead
Bound by Honor and Just Play Dead are tied on audience score (8.1/10). Just Play Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2026). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Just Play Dead| Bound by Honor | Just Play Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2026 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Martin Campbell |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Eoin Macken, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza, Jason Fernández |
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…
Just Play Dead
A criminal mastermind plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife's lover. His wife plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmanoeuvre each other in a deadly battle of wits.
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