Iron Angels vs Shaft
Iron Angels has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6/10 for Shaft). Iron Angels is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 39m. Iron Angels is the older of the two (1987 against 2000). Both are action, adventure, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Iron Angels
Shaft| Iron Angels | Shaft | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | Hong Kong | – |
| Director | Teresa Woo San | John Singleton |
| Main cast | Alex Fong Chung-Sun, David Chiang Da-Wei, Yukari Ôshima, Thomas Sin Ho-Ying, Lam Chung | Jeffrey Wright, Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Daniel von Bargen, Josef Sommer |
Synopsis
Iron Angels
Yeung’s poppy fields are torched by a law enforcement task force, she retaliates by ordering police officials assassinated. The Angels break into Yeung’s corporate offices, eventually tracing her headquarters. After Alex Fong’s character is captured and held by Yeung, the Angels mount an assault to rescue him. A complex sub-plot involving an armored car bullion robbery eventually leads the Angels to a final showdown with Yeung and her men.
Shaft
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
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