Shaolin vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.8/10 for Shaolin). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 11m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2011). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shaolin
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| Shaolin | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1989 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Benny Chan Muk-Sing | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Jackie Chan, Xing Yu, Wu Jing, Michelle Bai, Fan Bingbing | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
Shaolin
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin…
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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