Bound by Honor vs The Age of Shadows
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.2/10 for The Age of Shadows). The Age of Shadows is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2016). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
The Age of Shadows| Bound by Honor | The Age of Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2016 |
| Length | 3h | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Kim Jee-woon |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Um Tae-goo, Shin Sung-rok, Lee Byung-hun, Go Joon, Gong Yoo |
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…
The Age of Shadows
Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.
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