Bound by Honor vs Layer Cake
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Layer Cake). Layer Cake is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2004). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Layer Cake| Bound by Honor | Layer Cake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2004 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Matthew Vaughn |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Tom Hardy, Ben Whishaw, Colm Meaney, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Cranham |
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…
Layer Cake
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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