20th Century Women vs Above the Line

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for 20th Century Women). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 58m. 20th Century Women is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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20th Century WomenAbove the Line
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 10.0/10
Year20162025
Length1h 58m1h 30m
GenresDramaAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country–United States of America
DirectorMike MillsJeffrey Scott Collins
Main castLucas Jade Zumann, Alia Shawkat, Billy Crudup, Alison Elliott, Annette BeningGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali

Synopsis

20th Century Women

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

Above the Line

Six struggling Hollywood hopefuls team up for the ultimate comeback: to rob the Academy Awards from the crooked producer who crushed their dreams. But in a town built on make-believe, pulling off the perfect heist might just be the role of their lives.

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