Bound by Honor vs Veronica Guerin
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.7/10 for Veronica Guerin). Veronica Guerin is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bound by Honor
Veronica Guerin| Bound by Honor | Veronica Guerin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2003 |
| Length | 3h | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Joel Schumacher |
| Main cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty | Cate Blanchett, Garrett Keogh, Charlotte Bradley, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda Fricker |
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…
Veronica Guerin
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
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