Bound by Honor vs The Negotiator
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.1/10 for The Negotiator). The Negotiator is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 1998). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
The Negotiator| Bound by Honor | The Negotiator | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1998 |
| Length | 3h | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | F. Gary Gray |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Dean Norris, Ron Rifkin, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Michael Cudlitz |
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 Negotiator
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.
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