Above the Line vs Being 17

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Being 17). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 56m. Being 17 is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Above the Line posterAbove the Line2025 VS Being 17 posterBeing 172016
Above the LineBeing 17
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.8/10
Year20252016
Length1h 30m1h 56m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaDrama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJeffrey Scott CollinsAndré Téchiné
Main castGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia AliKacey Mottet Klein, Sandrine Kiberlain, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod

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.

Being 17

Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father, a pilot, is on a tour of duty abroad with the French military. At school, Damien is bullied by Thomas, who lives in the farming community up in the mountains. The boys find themselves living together when Marianne invites Thomas to come and stay with them while his mother is ill in hospital. Damien must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him.

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