Above the Line vs Empire State
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.4/10 for Empire State). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 34m. Empire State is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Above the Line | Empire State | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Dito Montiel |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Chris Diamantopoulos, Jerry Ferrara, Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano |
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.
Empire State
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored on their premises—resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S.history.
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