Bad Ass vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.8/10 for Bad Ass). Bad Ass is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2012). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bad Ass
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| Bad Ass | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Craig Moss | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Ron Perlman, Shalim Ortiz, Danny Trejo, Jillian Murray, Winter Ave Zoli | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
Bad Ass
Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
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