Bound by Honor vs The Specialist
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for The Specialist). The Specialist is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 1994). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
The Specialist| Bound by Honor | The Specialist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1994 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Luis Llosa |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Brittany Paige Bouck |
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 Specialist
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
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