Above the Line vs Southpaw

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Southpaw). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 3m. Southpaw is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Above the Line posterAbove the Line2025 VS Southpaw posterSouthpaw2015
Above the LineSouthpaw
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.4/10
Year20252015
Length1h 30m2h 3m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaAction, Drama
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorJeffrey Scott CollinsAntoine Fuqua
Main castGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia AliBeau Knapp, Jake Gyllenhaal, Malcolm M. Mays, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams

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.

Southpaw

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves…

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