Blood In, Blood Out

R

1993

3h 0m

Drama

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64%

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14 Reviews

94%

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25,000+ Ratings

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 (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

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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Audience Member

One of the best movies of all time in my opinion definitely in my top three. Through the tales of loyalty and friendship it offers a roller coaster ride Of emotion. By the end of the movie you yourself will want to be a Vato Loco. VIVA VATOS LOCOS!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Audience Member

Quentin Tarantino eat your heart out. This is a great bitter sweet movie about love and hate, trust and betrayal and loss and redemption. A well balanced story of Hispanic life, pride and struggles in East LA in the 80's. The dialogue and characterisations may come across as cliche at first. But keep in mind this was made in 1993 and it doesn't have the sophisticated nuances as some of today's best movies. But if you give it a chance and let yourself see the meanings behind the words, you'll grasp the depth and worth of this underrated epic masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Lynwood S

Some Of The WORST Acting I've EVER seen!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Jeroen D

One of the best and welk written stories about life in Los Angeles' barrios

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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baruch z

Best movie ever make it 4k this is such a underrated movie I love it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Jesus C

Good and awesome! A friend of mine recommended it to me, and he said that it represents our Mexican culture and it does it well. It really does! All these other reviewers just hate it because they are gringos and don't understand our lovely culture🤣🤣🤣!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Taylor Hackford

Director

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
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures
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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