Bound by Honor vs The Connection
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.1/10 for The Connection). The Connection is the shorter watch at 2h 15m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2014). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
The Connection| Bound by Honor | The Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2014 |
| Length | 3h | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Cédric Jimenez |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Bruno Todeschini, Benoît Magimel, Jean Dujardin, Féodor Atkine, Moussa Maaskri |
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 Connection
Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan…
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