Above the Line vs House of Sand and Fog
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for House of Sand and Fog). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 6m. House of Sand and Fog is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Above the Line | House of Sand and Fog | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Vadim Perelman |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Frances Fisher, Navi Rawat, Jennifer Connelly, Kim Dickens, Shohreh Aghdashloo |
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.
House of Sand and Fog
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they…
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