Island of Fire vs Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.2/10 for Island of Fire). Sin Nombre is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 4m. Island of Fire is the older of the two (1990 against 2009). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Island of Fire
Sin Nombre| Island of Fire | Sin Nombre | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kevin Chu | Cary Joji Fukunaga |
| Main cast | Jackie Chan, Tou Tsung-Hua, Jack Kao, Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Ka-fai | Gerardo Taracena, Paulina Gaitán, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Noé Hernández, Harold Torres |
Synopsis
Island of Fire
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Sin Nombre
Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.
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