Above the Line vs The Straight Story
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Straight Story). Above the Line is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 52m. The Straight Story is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
The Straight Story| Above the Line | The Straight Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | David Lynch |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Jack Walsh, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter |
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 Straight Story
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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