Above the Line vs The Odd Job
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for The Odd Job). The Odd Job is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 30m. The Odd Job is the older of the two (1978 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Above the Line | The Odd Job | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1978 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Peter Medak |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Richard O'Brien, George Innes, Diana Quick, Bill Paterson, Carolyn Seymour |
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 Odd Job
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is…
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