Above the Line vs The Arena
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3.2/10 for The Arena). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. The Arena is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Above the Line | The Arena | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 3.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Action |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Timur Bekmambetov |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Viktor Verzhbitskiy, Natalya Surkova, Karen McDougal, Lisa Dergan, Olga Sutulova |
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.
The Arena
In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens – glorified in the deadly spectacle of The Arena. Stolen from their homelands, the fiery Druid maiden Bodicia, exotic slave girl Jessemina, and the powerful barbarian Flavius, are pitted against each other as gladiators by the sadistic Roman Governor Timarchus…
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