Above the Line vs Theory of Achievement
Above the Line has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Theory of Achievement). Theory of Achievement is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 30m. Theory of Achievement is the older of the two (1991 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Above the Line
Theory of Achievement| Above the Line | Theory of Achievement | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 18m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jeffrey Scott Collins | Hal Hartley |
| Main cast | Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Suzy Nakamura, Sophia Ali | Bill Sage, Nick Gomez, Elina Löwensohn, Bob Gosse, Jessica Sager |
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.
Theory of Achievement
This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brooklynites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.
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