Bound by Honor vs The City of Lost Souls
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.2/10 for The City of Lost Souls). The City of Lost Souls is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2000). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Bound by Honor | The City of Lost Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2000 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Takashi Miike |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Ren Osugi, Teah, Michele Reis, Patricia Manterola, Mitsuhiro Oikawa |
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 City of Lost Souls
Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet his price, they hold up a bigtime drug deal between the Chinese Mafia and the local Yakuza.
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