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 posterAbove the Line2025 VS Empire State posterEmpire State2013
Above the LineEmpire State
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.4/10
Year20252013
Length1h 30m1h 34m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaAction, Drama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJeffrey Scott CollinsDito Montiel
Main castGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia AliChris 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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