Empire State vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.4/10 for Empire State). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2013). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire State
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| Empire State | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Dito Montiel | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Chris Diamantopoulos, Jerry Ferrara, Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
Empire State
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored on their premises—resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S.history.
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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