Bound by Honor vs Machete Kills
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.6/10 for Machete Kills). Machete Kills is the shorter watch at 1h 48m 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
Machete Kills| Bound by Honor | Machete Kills | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2013 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Robert Rodriguez |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Walton Goggins, Mel Gibson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Danny Trejo, Demián Bichir |
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…
Machete Kills
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.
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