Absolution vs In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5.9/10 for Absolution). Absolution is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2024). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Absolution
In the Line of Fire| Absolution | In the Line of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Hans Petter Moland | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Main cast | Ron Perlman, Liam Neeson, Yolonda Ross, Frankie Shaw, Daniel Diemer | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood |
Synopsis
Absolution
An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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