Lock Up vs Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.8/10 for Lock Up). Sin Nombre is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 55m. Lock Up is the older of the two (1989 against 2009). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Lock Up | Sin Nombre | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Flynn | Cary Joji Fukunaga |
| Main cast | Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Tom Sizemore, John Amos, Frank McRae | Gerardo Taracena, Paulina Gaitán, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Noé Hernández, Harold Torres |
Synopsis
Lock Up
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
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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