Southpaw vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.4/10 for Southpaw). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 3m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2015). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Southpaw
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| Southpaw | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 1989 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | Australia |
| Director | Antoine Fuqua | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Beau Knapp, Jake Gyllenhaal, Malcolm M. Mays, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
Southpaw
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves…
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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