Above the Line vs I Hate Tokyo

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for I Hate Tokyo). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 49m. I Hate Tokyo is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Above the Line posterAbove the Line2025 VS I Hate Tokyo posterI Hate Tokyo2013
Above the LineI Hate Tokyo
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.0/10
Year20252013
Length1h 30m1h 49m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaComedy
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJeffrey Scott CollinsToshiyuki Morioka
Main castGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia AliKanon Tani, Sosuke Ikematsu, Ittoku Kishibe, Asaka Seto, Fumino Kimura

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.

I Hate Tokyo

Natsumi (Kie Kitano) moves to Tokyo to enter a fine arts university. In Tokyo, Natsumi meets Ryosuke and they soon become a couple. Ryosuke is a good person, but he doesn't have a job. Every day he just loafs around. To pay for her living expenses, Natsumi begins work at bar. Natsumi and Ryosuke become estranged from each other. They decide to break up. Natsumi's book is finally published.

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