Sin Nombre vs The Glimmer Man

Sin Nombre has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.4/10 for The Glimmer Man). The Glimmer Man is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. The Glimmer Man is the older of the two (1996 against 2009). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Sin Nombre posterSin Nombre2009 VS The Glimmer Man posterThe Glimmer Man1996
Sin NombreThe Glimmer Man
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 5.4/10
Year20091996
Length1h 36m1h 32m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorCary Joji FukunagaJohn Gray
Main castGerardo Taracena, Paulina Gaitán, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Noé Hernández, Harold TorresBrian Cox, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Stephen Tobolowsky, Richard Gant, Nikki Cox

Synopsis

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.

The Glimmer Man

A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime.

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