Blood In, Blood Out

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Blood In, Blood Out

R

1993

3h 0m

Drama

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Prison, drugs and gang war touch three young men (Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt) in East Los Angeles from the 1970s to the 1990s.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Robert Faires

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Bound by Honor contains some effective performances, some moments of deeply felt truth, and a portrait of prison life that I assume is accurate. What seems to be missing is a clear idea of why the movie was made.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Lael Loewenstein

FilmWeek (LAist)

It has an epic sweep to it... Performances are strong, script isn't bad. I wish it wasn't quite so long, but it's a powerful film.

May 13, 2024

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

It was very well rooted in reality, which is something we typically don't see in films like this. It was also rewarding to see things come full circle for our central characters.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 15, 2021

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

This is a very long movie but the performances elevated the material. Damian Chapa tried his best to lead this but there were some poor acting choices he made that threatened to derail the seriousness of the film.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 15, 2021

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Zee F

The greatest and coolest prison movie ever made

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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J P

If you like chicano culture and prison movies this is the one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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JP h

Amazing characterizatio and story. Kinda dated topics, but still relevant in a way of valuing friendship/family, respect, and power dynamics

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Chief B

If I could give it 10 stars I'd give it 10 stars. It's such a masterpiece. I hear a lot that the acting is bad but let me tell you the acting is superb it also adds to the style in which the movie is made. The score gives me goosebumps everytime I watch it. The way it's been shot is beatiful and what people forget is that this is a period movie set in the beginning of the 70s. The atmosphere is intens and the realism explodes from the screen. The prison scenes are raw and realistic. The family dynamics are realistic and very familiar for me and the story of my family and the dynamics in my family . And on top of the realism blood in blood out has in my opinion a style that gives it almost a spiritual feel to it. People might say I'm crazy but the people who love this movie know what I mean. The running time is almost 3 hours but it's so good time flies by. Blood in blood out holds a special place in my heart and Still my review is objective. It belongs in the same row as the godfather 1 and 2, the good the bad and the ugly, the lord of the rings etc. I know masterpieces and this is one of them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Berkan S

Deutsch: Ein Film für die ewigkeit zu bedenken das Sie mit diesem Budget sowas tolles gezaubert haben toller Film mit toller message!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Audience Member

Amazing story action packed 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Taylor Hackford

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Damian Chapa

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Jesse Borrego

Cruz

Benjamin Bratt

Paco

Enrique Castillo

Montana

Victor Rivers

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Synopsis

Prison, drugs and gang war touch three young men (Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt) in East Los Angeles from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Director: Taylor Hackford
Producer: Taylor Hackford, Jerry Gershwin
Screenwriter: Jeremy Iacone, Floyd Mutrux, Jimmy Santiago Baca
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Sep 7, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0M
Runtime: 3h 0m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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