Above the Line vs The Change-Up

Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for The Change-Up). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 52m. The Change-Up is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Above the Line posterAbove the Line2025 VS The Change-Up posterThe Change-Up2011
Above the LineThe Change-Up
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.2/10
Year20252011
Length1h 30m1h 52m
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime, DramaComedy
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorJeffrey Scott CollinsDavid Dobkin
Main castGregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia AliJason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Matthew Cornwell

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 Change-Up

Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake…

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