Bound by Honor vs Payback
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Payback). Payback is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 1999). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Payback| Bound by Honor | Payback | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1999 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Brian Helgeland |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | William Devane, Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Lucy Liu, Maria Bello |
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…
Payback
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
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