Bound by Honor
“An epic story of three brothers. Bound by blood. Divided by fate. Driven by destiny.”
Taylor HackfordCast
Damian Chapa Jesse Borrego 
Benjamin Bratt Enrique Castillo 
Victor Rivers 
Delroy Lindo
Credits
Written by: Ross Thomas
Plot
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.
Sinekatalog’s take
A sprawling, bruising prison and gang epic about kinship pulled in three different directions. It is long, violent and sometimes overwrought, yet its sense of place and its sweeping, novelistic ambition carry real weight. Worth seeking out for admirers of big, serious crime sagas.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Tokyo International Film Festival 1993: Best Director (Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Director) — Taylor Hackford
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (38,461 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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