Described is recline mechanism for a comfort seating assembly such as a theater seat which can be mounted on a sloped surface. In a fully recline position, the seating assembly is compact with a layout that falls generally within its profile. The recline mechanism includes a pair of each of: seat rail brackets (10), front pivot links (9), rear pivot upper lift link (13) to control the motion of the rear end of the assembly, rear pivot links (15) each attached to one rear pivot upper lift link (13), carrier links (12), each carrier link (12) attached to one front pivot link (9) and to a rear pivot link (15) and a pair of rear pivot upper lift control links (14), attached to a rear pivot upper lift link (13) and to a carrier link (12). A linear actuator (30) attached by motor drive tubes (11a, 11b) at two ends of the linkage system transitions the recline mechanism between the closed and recline positions.