Bound by Honor vs Killing Them Softly

Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6/10 for Killing Them Softly). Killing Them Softly is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2012). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bound by Honor posterBound by Honor1993 VS Killing Them Softly posterKilling Them Softly2012
Bound by HonorKilling Them Softly
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.0/10
Year19932012
Length3h 1h 37m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTaylor HackfordAndrew Dominik
Main castBilly Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny FlahertyBen Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, Brad Pitt, Max Casella

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…

Killing Them Softly

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

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