Bound by Honor vs Mantrap
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.6/10 for Mantrap). Mantrap is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 3h . Mantrap is the older of the two (1953 against 1993). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Mantrap| Bound by Honor | Mantrap | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1953 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Terence Fisher |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Anthony Forwood, Lois Maxwell, Paul Henreid, Kieron Moore, Hugh Sinclair |
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…
Mantrap
Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's…
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