Above the Line vs Excessive Force
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for Excessive Force). Excessive Force is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 30m. Excessive Force is the older of the two (1993 against 2025). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Above the Line | Excessive Force | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Action |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Jon Hess |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | W. Earl Brown, Lance Henriksen, Tony Todd, James Earl Jones, Danny Epper |
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.
Excessive Force
Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.
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