Above the Line vs The King of Staten Island
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The King of Staten Island). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 17m. The King of Staten Island is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Above the Line | The King of Staten Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Judd Apatow |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Steve Buscemi, Lou Wilson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Pete Davidson |
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 King of Staten Island
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up…
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