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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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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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

When mainstream Hollywood tackles Hispanic-themed movies, such as this one, the results are usually disastrous. Though aiming at creating an authentic Hispanic street epic, the otherwise reliable Hackford has directed a diffues and cliche picture.

Rated: 2/5

May 1, 2006

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Rated: 3/5

Apr 6, 2004

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Mourning K

Masterful character development and the definition of a perfect drama.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Nicholas G

One of my favorite movies great script great story 100 percent recommend

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Martin R

Enrique Castillo was amazing in this movie. The whole movie was outstanding. Yes, there were some scenes that could've been better but over the directing and acting was superb. Outstanding acting from Benjamin Bratt, Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego and Victor Rivers to name a few of the actors. Hard to believe it's been more than 22 years since the movies release. I do not get tired of watching it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/25

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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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Taylor Hackford

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Damian Chapa

Miklo

Jesse Borrego

Cruz

Benjamin Bratt

Paco

Enrique Castillo

Montana

Victor Rivers

Magic Mike

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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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