21 vs Above the Line

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for 21). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 3m. 21 is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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21Above the Line
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 10.0/10
Year20082025
Length2h 3m1h 30m
GenresCrime, DramaAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country–United States of America
DirectorRobert LuketicJeffrey Scott Collins
Main castJacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne, Liza Lapira, Jack Gilpin, Kate BosworthGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali

Synopsis

21

Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by…

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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