Above the Line vs City of God
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.4/10 for City of God). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
City of God| Above the Line | City of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Fernando Meirelles |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen |
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.
City of God
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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