Above the Line vs The Shawshank Redemption
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.7/10 for The Shawshank Redemption). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
The Shawshank Redemption| Above the Line | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
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 Shawshank Redemption
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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