Blown Away vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.2/10 for Blown Away). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 1994). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blown Away
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| Blown Away | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 1989 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Stephen Hopkins | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Jeff Bridges, Forest Whitaker, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
Blown Away
Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove, who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force, his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
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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