Above the Line vs Came a Hot Friday
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Came a Hot Friday). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 41m. Came a Hot Friday is the older of the two (1985 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
Came a Hot Friday| Above the Line | Came a Hot Friday | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1985 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | New Zealand |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Ian Mune |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Marshall Napier, Peter Bland, Phillip Gordon, Michael Lawrence, Billy T. James |
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.
Came a Hot Friday
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
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