Above the Line vs Bad Words
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Bad Words). Bad Words is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. Bad Words is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
Bad Words| Above the Line | Bad Words | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Jason Bateman |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Kathryn Hahn, Jason Bateman, Philip Baker Hall, Allison Janney, Anjul Nigam |
Synopsis
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.
Bad Words
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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