Bound by Honor vs Maximum Risk
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.8/10 for Maximum Risk). Maximum Risk is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 1996). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Maximum Risk| Bound by Honor | Maximum Risk | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1996 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Ringo Lam Ling-Tung |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Paul Ben-Victor, Natasha Henstridge, Gloria Slade, Joe Pingue, Jean-Claude Van Damme |
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…
Maximum Risk
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.
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