Above the Line vs The Lower Depths
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Lower Depths). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 5m. The Lower Depths is the older of the two (1957 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
The Lower Depths| Above the Line | The Lower Depths | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1957 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Akira Kurosawa |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Isuzu Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yū Fujiki, Toshirō Mifune, Eijirō Tōno |
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 Lower Depths
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
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