Above the Line vs Lawless

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Lawless). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 55m. Lawless is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Above the LineLawless
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.1/10
Year20252012
Length1h 30m1h 55m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaCrime, Drama, Western
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorJeffrey Scott CollinsJohn Hillcoat
Main castGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia AliTom Hardy, Bill Camp, Noah Taylor, Jessica Chastain, Dane DeHaan

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.

Lawless

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.

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