Bound by Honor vs The Secret Agent
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.7/10 for The Secret Agent). The Secret Agent is the shorter watch at 2h 41m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
The Secret Agent| Bound by Honor | The Secret Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2025 |
| Length | 3h | 2h 41m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Kleber Mendonça Filho |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Gabriel Leone, Wagner Moura, Udo Kier, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Luciano Chirolli |
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 Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
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