Sin Nombre vs The Substitute
Sin Nombre has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for The Substitute). Sin Nombre is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 54m. The Substitute is the older of the two (1996 against 2009). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Sin Nombre
The Substitute| Sin Nombre | The Substitute | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Robert Mandel |
| Main cast | Gerardo Taracena, Paulina Gaitán, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Noé Hernández, Harold Torres | Ernie Hudson, Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Diane Venora, Luis Guzmán |
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 Substitute
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
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