Carlito's Way vs The Highwaymen

Carlito's Way has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for The Highwaymen). The Highwaymen is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 24m. Carlito's Way is the older of the two (1993 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Carlito's Way posterCarlito's Way1993 VS The Highwaymen posterThe Highwaymen2019
Carlito's WayThe Highwaymen
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.8/10
Year19932019
Length2h 24m2h 13m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorBrian De PalmaJohn Lee Hancock
Main castJohn Ortiz, John Leguizamo, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen, Sean PennW. Earl Brown, Kim Dickens, William Sadler, Kathy Bates, Kevin Costner

Synopsis

Carlito's Way

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.

The Highwaymen

In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

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