Flash Point vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for Flash Point). Flash Point is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 32m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2007). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flash Point
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| Flash Point | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Wilson Yip | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Donnie Yen, Xing Yu, Fan Bingbing, Collin Chou, Xu Qing | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
Flash Point
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!
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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