Bound by Honor vs The Painter
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.1/10 for The Painter). The Painter is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2024). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
The Painter| Bound by Honor | The Painter | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2024 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Kimani Ray Smith |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Marie Avgeropoulos, Madison Bailey, Jon Voight, Stephen Lobo, Charlie Weber |
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 Painter
An ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival.
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