Bound by Honor vs Swimming Pool
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Swimming Pool). Swimming Pool is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Bound by Honor | Swimming Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2003 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | François Ozon |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Charlotte Rampling, Michel Fau, Marc Fayolle |
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…
Swimming Pool
A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.
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