Bound by Honor vs S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.7/10 for S.W.A.T.: Firefight). S.W.A.T.: Firefight is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2011). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
S.W.A.T.: Firefight| Bound by Honor | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2011 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Benny Boom |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Robert Patrick, Gabriel Macht, Giancarlo Esposito, Kristanna Loken, Carly Pope |
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…
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Los Angeles S.W.A.T. officer, Lt. Paul Cutler, is sent to train the Detroit S.W.A.T. team on new anti-terrorism and homeland security techniques. Cutler has a hard time settling into his assignment as he locks horns with his new captain and encounters resistance from the team he must lead. Cutler begins to adjust to his new assignment, starting a budding romance with police psychologist Kim Byers along the way. Unexpectedly, a routine hostage…
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