Bound by Honor vs Merantau
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Merantau). Merantau is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2009). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Merantau| Bound by Honor | Merantau | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2009 |
| Length | 3h | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Gareth Evans |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Iko Uwais, Alex Abbad, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyah, Chika Jessica |
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…
Merantau
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
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