21 vs City of God
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.7/10 for 21). 21 is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
21
City of God| 21 | City of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Luketic | Fernando Meirelles |
| Main cast | Jacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne, Liza Lapira, Jack Gilpin, Kate Bosworth | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen |
Synopsis
21
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by…
City of God
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.