Bound by Honor vs The Bricklayer
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.8/10 for The Bricklayer). The Bricklayer is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2023). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
The Bricklayer| Bound by Honor | The Bricklayer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2023 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Renny Harlin |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Aaron Eckhart, Ilfenesh Hadera, Tim Blake Nelson, Ori Pfeffer, Oliver Trevena |
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 Bricklayer
Someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the U.S., the CIA must lure its most brilliant – and rebellious – operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.
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