Shottas vs The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Shottas has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada). Shottas is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 1m. Shottas is the older of the two (2002 against 2005). Both are adventure, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shottas
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada| Shottas | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western |
| Country | Jamaica | – |
| Director | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Main cast | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean | January Jones, Vanessa Bauche, Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Melissa Leo |
Synopsis
Shottas
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
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