Above the Line vs Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 38m. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Above the LineDickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.1/10
Year20252003
Length1h 30m1h 38m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaComedy
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJeffrey Scott CollinsSam Weisman
Main castGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia AliRachel Dratch, David Spade, Mary McCormack, Jon Lovitz, Bobby Slayton

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.

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.

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