Above the Line vs Detachment
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Detachment). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 38m. Detachment is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
Detachment| Above the Line | Detachment | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Tony Kaye |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner |
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.
Detachment
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
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