Bound by Honor vs Out of the Furnace

Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Out of the Furnace). Out of the Furnace is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bound by Honor posterBound by Honor1993 VS Out of the Furnace posterOut of the Furnace2013
Bound by HonorOut of the Furnace
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.6/10
Year19932013
Length3h 1h 56m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTaylor HackfordScott Cooper
Main castBilly Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny FlahertyForest Whitaker, Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Tom Bower, Zoe Saldaña

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…

Out of the Furnace

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

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