Above the Line vs Manderlay
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Manderlay). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 19m. Manderlay is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
Manderlay| Above the Line | Manderlay | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | John Hurt, Jeremy Davies, Jean-Marc Barr, Bryce Dallas Howard, Willem Dafoe |
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.
Manderlay
In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.
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